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US Geological Survey

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US Geological Survey

ˌUS Geoˌlogical ˈSurvey (abbreviation USGS)  a US government organization, part of the Department of the Interior, which makes detailed maps of the US and lists of minerals found in the US. In the UK there is a similar organization called the Ordnance Survey.


US Geological Survey
ˌUS Geoˌlogical ˈSurvey
a US government organization, part of the Department of the Interior, which makes detailed maps of the US and lists of minerals found in the US. In the UK there is a similar organization called the Ordnance Survey.