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Royal Geographical Society

British organization
Also known as: Institute of British Geographers, RGS, Royal Geographical Society (with the Institute of British Geographers)(Show More)
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Royal Geographical Society (RGS), British group founded as the Geographical Society of London in 1830. Its headquarters are in the borough of Westminster, next to Royal Albert Hall. It originated in the Raleigh Travellersā€™ Club (formed in 1827) and was incorporated in 1859 under its present name. Soon after its foundation it absorbed the African Association, founded in 1788. In the 19th century the society promoted or supported explorations in British Guiana (now Guyana; led...

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