Royal Geographical Society
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Royal Geographical Society (RGS)[1] or the Royal Geographical Society with the Institute of British Geographers (RGS-IBG),[2] is a group ("society") of educated people in the United Kingdom. This group works to increase the learning of geography.[3] The leader is Michael Palin.
History[change]
RGS was made in 1830.[3] The society started as a club where men talked about geography while eating dinner.
Today the society has become a world centre for geography. RGS supports research, education, expeditions and fieldwork.[3]
Important members[change]
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- David Livingstone
- Henry Morton Stanley
- Robert Falcon Scott
- Ernest Shackleton
- John Hunt, Baron Hunt
- Edmund Hillary
- John George Bartholomew
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Other websites[change]
- Royal Geographical Society website Archived 2013-08-19 at the Wayback Machine