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{{Infobox source reliability
| type = website
| shortcut =
| status = nc
| last = 2021
| domain1 = geonames.nga.mil
| rfc = [[Wikipedia:Reliable sources/Noticeboard/Archive 362#GEOnet Names Server (GNS)|Rfc]]
| rfcdate = 2021
}}
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== Summary ==
The GEOnet Names Server is a United States-based geographical database that covers non-U.S. countries. It is considered to be close to generally reliable for its place names and locations/coordinates, though there are concerns that GNS may not always be accurate and sometimes report the existence of places that do not even exist. Editors are advised to exercise caution when using it.
== Excerpt ==
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== Discussions ==
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=== Links ===
=== Recency ===
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=== Rfcs ===
# 2021 [[Wikipedia:Reliable sources/Noticeboard/Archive 362#GEOnet Names Server (GNS)|Rfc]]
==Notes==
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==References==
== Original table row for comparison ==
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|- class="s-nc" id="gns-coord"
| [[GEOnet Names Server]] (GNS) (names and locations)
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| {{rsnl|362|GEOnet Names Server (GNS)|2021|rfc=y}}
| {{WP:RSPLAST|2021}}
| The GEOnet Names Server is a United States-based geographical database that covers non-U.S. countries. It is considered to be close to generally reliable for its place names and locations/coordinates, though there are concerns that GNS may not always be accurate and sometimes report the existence of places that do not even exist. Editors are advised to exercise caution when using it.
| {{WP:RSPUSES|geonames.nga.mil}}
|}