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	Royal Geographical Society - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Royal Geographical Society is a learned society, founded in 1830 with the name Geographical Society of London for the advancement of geographical science, under the patronage of King William IV.
		The society has merged with the Institute of British Geographers and is properly known as the Royal Geographical Society (with the Institute of British Geographers).
		The main offices of the Society are in Kensington, in London.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Royal_Geographical_Society (219 words)

	Paul van der Velde - The Royal Dutch Geographical Society and the Dutch East Indies, 1873-1914
		The Dutch Geographical Society, which was founded in 1873, has a role in such a reassessment, and it is also possible to view the foundation of the society within the framework of the increase of private initiative in the Dutch East Indies.
		Nevertheless a lobby launched by the Geographical Society for the founding of the first chair of geography in The Netherlands bore fruit in 1877 when this was established at the University of Amsterdam, which was founded the same year.
		In choosing between the expedition plans of the Society for the Advancement of Scientific Research in the Colonies and the Geographical Society, the colonial secretary opted for the plan of the latter because it was aimed at a topographical survey of the island.
	www.paulvandervelde.nl /geo_imp.html (4905 words)

	royal * Gammaray astronomy a Royal Society...
		Massacre at the Palace The Doomed Royal Dynasty of Nepal.
		Transitions of the Royal Martian Geographical Society The Journal of Victorian Era Roleplaying.
		The Spanish Crown and the Defense of the Caribbean, 15351585 Precedent, Patrimonialism, and Royal Parsimony.
	www.bookauthors.de /bookuuuroyal.html (1275 words)

	Royal Geographical Society (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		It was founded in 1830 for the advancement of geographical science and has been among the most active of the learned societies ever since.
		The largest geographical society in Europe, and one of the largest in the world, the RGS-IBG operates at a regional, national and international scale.
		With its focus on society and environment, Geography is one of the most popular subjects in formal education and highly relevant to both life-long learning and fulfilment from travel.
	www.civiccentre.org /VENUES/RGS.html (162 words)

	Antique Maps By The Royal British Geographical Society... - (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Royal Geographical Society (with The Institute of British Geographers) contains one of the largest private collections of maps...
		Royal Geographical Society: Founded in 1830, the RGS has sponsored many missions of scientific and geographic exploration throughout the British...
		Royal Geographical Society with The Institute of British Geographers.
	antiques.fmqg.com /index.php?k=antique-maps-by-the-royal-british-geographical-society... (1090 words)

	Alibris: Royal Geographical Society
		The biological significance of climatic changes in Britain; proceedings of a symposium held at the Royal Geographical Society, London, on 29 and 30 October 1964.
		The Optimum population for Britain; proceedings of a symposium held at the Royal Geographical Society, London, on 25 and 26 September, 1969.
		The Problems of birds as pests; proceedings of a symposium held at the Royal Geographical Society, London, on 28 and 29 September, 1967.
	www.alibris.com /search/books/author/Royal_Geographical_Society (713 words)

	Homepage
		This is the first time that the Society is aware of a collection of Everest images from the Everest Archive being shown in Nepal.
		The Royal Geographical Society (with The Institute of British Geographers) would like to thank Rolex and the Stanley Foundation for its generous support of the Everest Archive Project 2001–03.
		Copyright of all the images resides with the Royal Geographical Society.
	imagingeverest.rgs.org /Concepts/Virtual_Everest/-1.html (332 words)

	Canadian Council for Geographic Education
		The Canadian Council for Geographic Education (CCGE) is a joint initiative of The Royal Canadian Geographical Society and the National Geographic Society of Washington, D.C. established in 1993.
		The programs of the CCGE aim to strengthen geographic education in the classroom.
		In addition to increasing the emphasis on geography within the school system, the CCGE endeavours to increase the public awareness of the importance of geographical literacy.
	www.ccge.org /ccge/english/default.asp (115 words)

	No. 444: Royal Geographical Society
		By the time it gained its Royal charter in 1859 it was already a social and scientific force.
		Meanwhile the Society had sent Speke and Burton to look for the origin of the Nile.
		The Royal Geographic Society is a curious place.
	www.uh.edu /engines/epi444.htm (449 words)

	Unlocking the Archives
		It is of immense value to scientists for the study of climate change as it has an important effect on the world's climate and ocean systems.
		It was the geographers of ancient Greece who first suggested that there was a large landmass around the South Pole.
		In 1895, the International Geographical Congress claimed 'the exploration of the Antarctic region is the greatest piece of geographical exploration still to be undertaken' and the 'heroic' age of Antarctic discovery began.
	www.unlockingthearchives.rgs.org /themes/antarctica/default.aspx (175 words)

	Royal Geographical Society (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		The Society holds a collection of two million maps, photographs, documents and books spanning five hundred years of geographical discovery and research.
		The Society holds many historical materials from the 19th and early 20th centuries relevant to the history of the Punjab and Sikh people — particularly historical maps and photographs.
		This is taken from a map produced in 1868/9 by the Punjab Revenue Survey, published by the Surveyor General of...
	www.asht.info /Royal+Geographical+Society (163 words)

	Royal Scottish Geographical Society : Main Menu (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Founded in 1884, the RSGS is an educational charity whose aims are to advance the science of Geography and create a greater understanding of the wider world, in the belief that geographical knowledge makes a significant difference to the way in which we view and shape the world we live in.
		The Society, which has a membership of 2,500, maintains four permanent staff and two fixed-term project-workers at its headquarters in Glasgow.
		These pages are hosted on behalf of the Society by Bruce Gittings at the Institute of Geography of the University of Edinburgh
	www.geo.ed.ac.uk /~rsgs/menu.html (246 words)

	Royal Britannia Geographical Society (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		The society is dedicated to the collection, analysis and diffusion of relavent data and theories about the world of Britannia and it's culture.
		Our society was formed on the Sonoma shard to be a select group of players with the same goals and ideals.
		This is a meesage board where members of the society may leave messages for each other.
	www.capitol.webcentral.com.au (170 words)

	Directory of Archives in Australia - Royal Geographical Society of South Australia Inc.
		Any requests for copies of archival material are to be made in writing and addressed to the Society's Library Committee.
		Royal Geographical Society of Australasia (SA Branch): Council minutes, correspondence, photographs, ephemera 1885- (10m).
		Mander-Jones, P (compiler), Catalogue of the Manuscripts in the Library of the Royal Geographical Society of Australasia (SA Branch) Adelaide: The Society, 1981.
	www.archivists.org.au /directory/data/301.htm (256 words)

	RGSQ Website links
		We don't have time to keep a "useful links" type page up to date, and with the web constantly proliferating, we don't have the resources to keep track of new sites.
		Instead we are linking to some other geographical organisations, mainly Australian.
		Institute of Australian Geographers info on careers, links to Australian university geography departments, other geographical societies around the world, etc.
	www.rgsq.gil.com.au /usefulC.htm (165 words)

	JSTOR: Journal of the Royal Geographical Society of London
		JSTOR: Journal of the Royal Geographical Society of London
		Journal of the Royal Geographical Society of London
		Publication absorbed by Proceedings of the Royal Geographical Society and Monthly Record of Geography in 1880.
	www.jstor.org /journals/02666235.html (84 words)

	BBC - Science & Nature - David Attenborough
		Over the years he has received honorary degrees and a number of prestigious awards including Fellowship of The Royal Society.
		He is a Trustee of the British Museum, and the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew and President of the Royal Society for Nature Conservation.
		Society of Film and Television Arts Special Award
	www.bbc.co.uk /nature/programmes/who/david_attenborough.shtml (559 words)

	Tenzing Norgay -- Encyclopædia Britannica (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Members of the expedition, which was sponsored by the Royal Geographical Society and the Alpine Club, were Colonel John Hunt (leader; later Baron Hunt), G.C. Band, Bourdillon, R.C. Evans, A. Gregory, Edmund Hillary, W.G. Lowe, C.W.F. Noyce, M.P. Ward, M.H. Westmacott, Major C.G. Wylie (transport), T. Stobart (cinematographer), and L.G.C. Pugh (physiologist).
		Provides information about Tenzing Norgay, and their society, language, and dwellings.
		This historical film captures the 1952 expedition wherein Sir Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay succeed in reaching the summit of Mount Everest.
	www.britannica.com /eb/article?tocId=9071724&ref=news0305 (424 words)

	Find in a Library: Geographical : the Royal Geographical Society magazine.
		Find in a Library: Geographical : the Royal Geographical Society magazine.
		To find a library, type in a postal code, state, province, or country.
		WorldCat is provided by OCLC Online Computer Library Center, Inc. on behalf of its member libraries.
	worldcatlibraries.org /wcpa/ow/70edb5f93a8d4b75a19afeb4da09e526.html (50 words)

	Canadian Geographic Magazine: Maps, Travel, Photographs, Geography Contests, and Canadian Geographic Magazine ...
		Canadian Geographic Magazine: Maps, Travel, Photographs, Geography Contests, and Canadian Geographic Magazine Subscriptions
		Canada’s northern regions hold a variety of riches and resources.
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	www.canadiangeographic.ca (148 words)

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