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david schiller made this Freedom of Information request to UK Hydrographic Office This request has been closed to new correspondence. Contact us if you think it should be reopened.
Dear UK Hydrographic Office ,
Many years ago the Bay off of Gibraltar and Algeciras was named on Hydrographic charts, including Admiralty Charts, as the Bay of Algeciras'
That was changed some time ago to the 'Bay of Giraltar'
Can you please provide details of the information held by the Hydrographic Office that led to the change of name
Yours Sincerly,
david schiller
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Dear David
Thank you for your enquiry regarding place names.
Firstly, please accept our apologies for the delay in responding to your
enquiry. All of the names given on any Admiralty Product are agreed by the
The Permanent Committee on Geographical Names (PCGN) who's principal
function is to advise the British government on policies and procedures
for the proper writing of geographical names for places and features
outside the United Kingdom. If you wish to contact them for further
information please see details below:-
Permanent Committee on Geographical Names
c/o The Royal Geographical Society
l Kensington Gore
London SW7 2AR
United Kingdom
tel: 020-7591-3120 (+44-20-7591-3120)
fax: 020-7591-3127 (+44-20-7591-3127)
e-mail: [1][email address]
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Jacqueline
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