5th Conference
18 - 30 August, 1987, Montréal


Documents
  • Vol. I Report of the Conference (United Nations Publication E.88.I.7., 1988)
  • Vol. II. Technical papers (United Nations Publication E/F/S.90.I.21., 1991)
  • Vol. II. Technical papers (United Nations Publication E/F/S.90.I.21., 1991)
    • E/CONF.79/5/Add.1 Corr.
    • English | French | Spanish
  • Provisional agenda
  • Adoption of the rules of procedure
  • Draft report of the Conference
  • Draft report of the Conference, Chapter II (Committee I)
  • Draft report of the Conference, Chapter II (Committee II)
  • Draft report of the Conference, Chapter II (Committee III)
  • Draft report of the Conference, Resolutions adopted by the Conference
  • Proposed Statute of the United Nations Group of Experts on Geographical Names
  • List by subject of resolutions adopted at the various conferences on the standardization of geographical names
    • E/CONF.79/CRP.1, Submitted by UN Conf. Sec.
    • English
  • Bibliography of technical papers on surveying and mapping presented to various United Nations conferences and United Nations seminars, Chapter 4 - Geographical names
    • E/CONF.79/CRP.2, Submitted by UN Conf. Sec.
    • English
  • Organization and function of a national geographical names standardization programme
    • E/CONF.79/CRP.3, Submitted by UN Conf. Sec.
    • English
  • Provisional allocation of agenda items and schedule for the Conference
  • Nomenclature in Australia
    • E/CONF.79/L.2, Submitted by Australia
    • English
  • Traditional aboriginal place names: their recording and use
  • The naming of regions
  • Report by Austria
  • Exonyms in cartography
  • Report of the Co-ordinator of the Toponymic Guidelines for Map and other Editors
  • Proposed German translation of the technical terminology employed in the standardization of geographical names
  • Report by the Dutch- and German-speaking Division
  • Scientific principles applied in the conversion on scripts
  • Rules of procedure for the activities of the Dutch- and German-speaking Division
  • Rapport d'activité
    • E/CONF.79/L.12, Submitted by France
    • French
  • Rapport d'activité de la division romano-hellénique
  • Report by the USA/Canada Division of UNGEGN
  • Work of the United States of America since the Fourth United Nations Conference on the Standardization of Geographical Names
    • E/CONF.79/L.15, Submitted by USA
    • English
  • Update on the Geographic Names Information System
  • International boundary names: United States of America, Canada and Mexico
  • Report by the UNGEGN Liaison to the International Hydrographic Bureau
  • Toponymic guidelines for map and other editors: United States of America
  • Principles, policies, and procedures: domestic geographic names
  • Geographic Names Information System: data users guide
  • The National Geographic Names Data Base: Phase II instructions
  • Romanization systems and the donor principle
  • Report on training in office procedures offered by the U.S. Board on Geographic Names
  • Essai de classification des exonymes
  • Pays et capitales du monde
    • E/CONF.79/L.26, Submitted by France
    • French
  • Les noms français en pays étranger
    • E/CONF.79/L.27, Submitted by France
    • French
  • Création d'une commission nationale de toponymie
    • E/CONF.79/L.28, Submitted by France
    • French
  • A short list of widely used Turkish exonyms in south-east Turkey
    • E/CONF.79/L.29, Submitted by Turkey
    • English
  • Toponymic guidelines for map and other editors: Italy
    • E/CONF.79/L.30, Submitted by Italy
    • English
  • Country report on geographical name activities in Thailand
    • E/CONF.79/L.31, Submitted by Thailand
    • English
  • Informe de la República de Cuba
  • Listado de nombres geográficos uniformados del litoral marítimo (litónimos), de la provincia de Las Tunas
  • Report by the Republic of South Africa
  • Toponymic guidelines for map and other editors for international use: South Africa
    • E/CONF.79/L.35, Submitted by South Africa
    • English
  • Report by Switzerland
    • E/CONF.79/L.36, Submitted by Switzerland
    • English
  • Indice toponímico de España
  • Report by the Republic of Kenya
    • E/CONF.79/L.38, Submitted by Kenya
    • English
  • Report of the Norden Division
  • Developments in Canadian toponymy
    • E/CONF.79/L.40, Submitted by Canada
    • English
  • Resolutions adopted at the Native Geographical Names Symposium
  • The development of a toponymy program for Canada's Northwest Territories
    • E/CONF.79/L.42, Submitted by Canada
    • English
  • Liste des outils de normalisation nationale au Québec (pour la cueillette et le traitement)
  • The treatment of Chinese geographical names in the English language media of the western world
  • The treatment of Chinese geographical names in the English language media of the western world
    • E/CONF.79/L.44/ Add.1, Submitted by Canada
    • English
  • La recherche toponymique au Québec : une activité au service de la sanction officielle des noms de lieux
  • TOPOS, le système automatisé de gestion de la toponymie québécoise
  • Description technique du système de gestion des toponymes
  • La normalisation de l'odonymie à la Commission de toponymie du Québec
  • Répertoire toponymique du Québec 1987
  • Terminologie géographique de la toponymie québécoise
  • État de la situation au Québec [application des résolutions]
    • E/CONF.79/L.51, Submitted by Canada
    • French
  • Cours : Introduction à la toponymie
  • Stage de formation en toponymie à Québec
  • État de la situation au Québec [avantages économiques et sociaux]
  • Report by Norway
  • Report on progress made in the standardization of geographical names in the German Democratic Republic since the Fourth United Nations Conference on the Standardization of Geographical Names
  • Concerning questions of the formation of categories of exonyms and their usage
  • Listado de nombres geográficos uniformados de los lugares habitados de Cuba con oficina de correos
  • Experiencia en la elaboración del listado de nombres de países y sus capitales
  • Nombres geográficos de las grandes unidades del relieve de Cuba
  • Informe de la Primera Reunión Regional de la División de América Latina del Grupo de Expertos de las Naciones Unidas-en-Nombres Geográficos (La Habana, 10 al 14 de diciembre de 1984)
  • Informe de la Segunda Reunión Regional de la División de América Latina del Grupo de Expertos de las Naciones Unidas-en-Nombres Geográficos (Mexico, 3 al 5 de septiembre de 1984)
  • Proposed additional terms to the Glossary of Technical Terminology employed in the Standardization of Geographical Names
    • E/CONF.79/L.63, Submitted by Czechoslovakia
    • English
  • Twenty years of evolution in the naming of undersea features by Canada
  • Biscriptual vs. bilingual automated gazetteers
  • Toponymy courses at the University of Jerusalem
  • Progress report on the standardization and treatment of geographical names in Finland, 1982-1987
  • Treatment of names in bilingual areas in Finland
  • Review on the implementation of United Nations resolutions on the standardization of geographical names in Finland
  • Exonyms in Finnish
  • Training courses in toponymy at the universities in Finland
  • Rapport sur les travaux de la division de l'Europe de l'Est, du Centre et du Sud-Est pour la période entre la IVe et la Ve Conferences des Nations Unies sur la normalisation internationale des noms géographiques, 1982-1987
    • E/CONF.79/L.72, Submitted by Bulgaria
    • French
  • National report of the People's Republic of Bulgaria concerning its work on standardization of geographical names for the period from 1982-1987
    • E/CONF.79/L.73, Submitted by Bulgaria
    • English
  • Development on standardization of geographical names in China since the Fourth United Nations Conference on Standardization of Geographical Names
    • E/CONF.79/L.74, Submitted by China
    • English
  • Regulations on the management of geographical names in China promulgated by the State Council of the People's Republic of China
    • E/CONF.79/L.75, Submitted by China
    • English
  • Activities of Turkey in the field of geographical names standardization
    • E/CONF.79/L.76, Submitted by Turkey
    • English
  • Brief report on the main IHO activities concerning geographical names of undersea features since the Twelfth Session of UNGEGN
    • E/CONF.79/L.77, Submitted by IHO
    • English
  • Report of Yugoslavia
    • E/CONF.79/L.78, Submitted by Yugoslavia
    • English
  • Draft rules of procedure of the United Nations Group of Experts on Geographical Names
    • E/CONF.79/L.79, Submitted by UNGEGN
    • English
  • Draft statute of the United Nations Group of Experts on Geographical Names
    • E/CONF.79/L.80, Submitted by UNGEGN
    • English
  • Draft report of the Conference ……. See E/CONF.79/4
  • Draft report of the Conference ……. See E/CONF.79/4
  • Draft report of the Conference ……. See E/CONF.79/4
  • Draft report of the Conference ……. See E/CONF.79/4
  • Documentation for the Conference
  • Advance information regarding general arrangements of interest to the participants
  • Provisional list of documents
  • Provisional list of documents
  • Provisional list of documents
  • Provisional list of participants
  • Provisional list of participants
  • Annotated provisional agenda
  • Toponymic guidelines for map and other editors for international use: the Netherlands
    • E/CONF.79/INF/6, Submitted by Netherlands
    • English
  • Report on the state of the standardization of geographical names in Japan
    • E/CONF.79/INF/7, Submitted by Japan
    • English
  • The state of Romanization in Japan
    • E/CONF.79/INF/8, Submitted by Japan
    • English
  • National standardization of geographical names in Japan
    • E/CONF.79/INF/9, Submitted by Japan
    • English
  • Automated data processing in Japan
    • E/CONF.79/INF/10, Submitted by Japan
    • English
  • Toponymic guidelines for map and other editors: Japan
    • E/CONF.79/INF/11, Submitted by Japan
    • English
  • Treatment of names in multilingual areas
    • E/CONF.79/INF/12, Submitted by UK
    • English
  • Treatment of names in multilingual areas - addendum
    • E/CONF.79/INF/12 Add. 1, Submitted by UK
    • English
  • Terminology in the standardization of geographical names. Proposed additions and amendments to Glossary No. 330 (Rev.1)
    • E/CONF.79/INF/13, Submitted by UK
    • English
  • Exonyms and endonyms
    • E/CONF.79/INF/14, Submitted by UK
    • English
  • Report on the progress of standardization of geographical names
    • E/CONF.79/INF/15, Submitted by UK
    • English
  • Report on the United Kingdom Division
    • E/CONF.79/INF/16, Submitted by UK
    • English
  • Review of progress in Romanization
    • E/CONF.79/INF/17, Submitted by UK
    • English
  • Toponymic data files
    • E/CONF.79/INF/18, Submitted by UK
    • English
  • Report for the Netherlands 1982-1987
    • E/CONF.79/INF/19, Submitted by Netherlands
    • English
  • State of implementation of UNGEGN recommendations in the Netherlands
    • E/CONF.79/INF/20, Submitted by Netherlands
    • English
  • The Swedish names authority and its work
    • E/CONF.79/INF/21, Submitted by Sweden
    • English
  • Toponymic data files
    • E/CONF.79/INF/22, Submitted by Sweden
    • English
  • Toponymic education and practice in Sweden
    • E/CONF.79/INF/23, Submitted by Sweden
    • English
  • Writing systems and guides to pronunciation
    • E/CONF.79/INF/24, Submitted by Sweden
    • English
  • Digital names data base antarctic as a component of a landscape data base of the Antarctic
    • E/CONF.79/INF/25, Submitted by FRG
    • English
  • Definitions of the various kinds of gazetteers
    • E/CONF.79/INF/26, Submitted by FRG
    • English
  • Measures taken by the Federal Republic of Germany to implement United Nations resolutions on the standardization of geographical names
    • E/CONF.79/INF/27, Submitted by FRG
    • English
  • Report by the Federal Republic of Germany
    • E/CONF.79/INF/28, Submitted by FRG
    • English
  • Normalización de los nombres geográficos en el Instituto Geográfico Militar de Chile
    • E/CONF.79/INF/29, Submitted by Chile
    • Spanish
  • Informe sobre el proyecto de organización de la toponimia de la comunidad autonoma vasca
  • Officers of the Conference
    • E/CONF.79/INF/31, Submitted by UN Conf. Sec.
    • English
  • Standardization of geographical names in Ethiopia
    • E/CONF.79/INF/32, Submitted by Ethiopia
    • English
  • Report of the Asia South-East and Pacific South-West Division
  • Development of a computerized gazetteer system
    • E/CONF.79/INF/34, Submitted by Malaysia
    • English
  • National report on the standardization of geographical names
    • E/CONF.79/INF/35, Submitted by Pakistan
    • English
  • RInformation on realization of the resolutions of the UN conferences on the standardization of geographical names in the USSR
    • E/CONF.79/INF/36, Submitted by USSR
    • English
  • Standardization of geographical names in the USSR in 1982-1986
    • E/CONF.79/INF/37, Submitted by USSR
    • English
  • Conversion of the Greek alphabet into Latin characters
    • E/CONF.79/INF/38, Submitted by Greece/Cyprus
    • English
  • The Romanized transliteration of Thai
    • E/CONF.79/INF/39, Submitted by Thailand
    • English
  • Rapport presenté par la délégation marocaine à la cinquième Confernce des Nations Unies sur la normalisation des noms géographiques
  • Déclaration d'ouverture prononcée par Mme Monique Landry, Ministre des relations extérieures du Canada
    • E/CONF.79/INF/41, Submitted by Canada
    • French
  • Opening statement made by Dr. N. Beredjick, Director, Natural Resources and Energy Division, Department of Technical Co-operation for Development - United Nations
    • E/CONF.79/INF/42, Submitted by UN Conf. Sec.
    • English
  • Opening of the Conference. Statement made by Max C. de Henseler, Conference Executive Secretary
    • E/CONF.79/INF/43, Submitted by UN Conf. Sec.
    • English
  • A manual for the field collection of geographical names
    • E/CONF.79/INF/44, Submitted by Canada
    • English
  • Tableau des répertoires des noms de lieux
  • L'activité internationale des Nations-Unies dans le domaine de la toponymie
    • E/CONF.79/INF/46, Submitted by UN Conf. Sec.
    • French
  • Directory of agencies in the Americas involved with geographical names
    • E/CONF.79/INF/47, Submitted by PAIGH
    • English | Spanish
  • Geographical naming in Alberta, Canada: the mapping of cultural heritage and an emerging civilization
    • E/CONF.79/INF/48, Submitted by Canada
    • English
  • Geographical naming in Alberta, Canada: transboundary names and the case against cultural standardization
    • E/CONF.79/INF/49, Submitted by Canada
    • English
  • Bibliography for automated data processing in the preparation of gazetteers and names lists
  • National report of Israel
    • E/CONF.79/INF/51, Submitted by Israel
    • English
  • Report by Africa East Division
  • Toponymic guidelines in the USSR
    • E/CONF.79/INF/53, Submitted by USSR
    • English
  • Reporte el grupo de trabajo en gacetillas y nombres geográficos del Instituto Panamericano de Geografía e Historia
  • Report of Cyprus
    • E/CONF.79/INF/55, Submitted by Cyprus
    • English
  • A computerized toponymic transliteration/transcription/translation system
    • E/CONF.79/INF/56, Submitted by Israel
    • English
  • U.S. Board on Geographic Names alphabetizing and sequencing rules for geographic names files
    • E/CONF.79/INF/57, Submitted by USA
    • English
  • A short list of standardized names of undersea and maritime features around Turkey
    • E/CONF.79/INF/58, Submitted by Turkey
    • English
  • A short list of standardized names of undersea and maritime features around Turkey
    • E/CONF.79/INF/58/Corr.1, Submitted by Turkey
    • English
  • National report presented by Greece
    • E/CONF.79/INF/59, Submitted by Greece
    • English
  • Report by the Government of Iran
    • E/CONF.79/INF/60, Submitted by Iran
    • English
  • Information on the Romanization system for Russian Cyrillic geographical names
    • E/CONF.79/INF/61, Submitted by USSR
    • English
  • Toponymic guidelines for the use of geographical names from the territory of the Czechoslovak Socialist Republic
    • E/CONF.79/INF/62, Submitted by Czechoslovakia
    • English
  • Information on the carrying out of more important United Nations resolutions in the field of standardization of geographical names in the CSSR
    • E/CONF.79/INF/63, Submitted by Czechoslovakia
    • English
  • Report on the work in the field of standardization of geographical names in the Czechoslovak Socialist Republic in the period 1982-1986
    • E/CONF.79/INF/64, Submitted by Czechoslovakia
    • English
  • Standardization of geographical names in India - adoption of modified table of transliteration from Devanagari to Roman
  • Report by Poland
    • E/CONF.79/INF/66, Submitted by Poland
    • English
  • The case for a Hebrew geographical-linguistic Division
    • E/CONF.79/INF/67, Submitted by Israel
    • English
  • Report on the state of standardization of geographical names and romanization in Korea
    • E/CONF.79/INF/68, Submitted by Rep. of Korea
    • English
  • Report of Romania
    • E/CONF.79/INF/69, Submitted by Romania
    • English
  • Romanization system of Pakistan
    • E/CONF.79/INF/70, Submitted by Pakistan
    • English
  • Indonesia national report
    • E/CONF.79/INF/71, Submitted by Indonesia
    • English
  • L'apport de la recherche onomastique à la gestion des noms géographiques
    • E/CONF.79/INF/72, Submitted by Canada
    • French
  • Report of the Secretary-General on the Fifth United Nations Conference on the Standardization of Geographical Names