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International

* EUGEO-Association of Geographical Societies in Europe * European Geography Association * EUROGEO-European Association of Geographers * Gamma Theta Upsilon *
International Geographical Union The International Geographical Union (IGU; french: Union Géographique Internationale, UGI) is an international geographical society. The first International Geographical Congress was held in Antwerp in 1871. Subsequent meetings led to the estab ...
*World Geographers Association


Australia


Royal Geographical Society of Queensland

Royal Geographical Society of South Australia


Belgium

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Société Royale Belge de Géographie The ''Société Royale Belge de Géographie'' (In English, the ''Royal Belgian Geographical Society'') or SRBG, is a Belgian learned society which works to promote geographical sciences. History The Société was founded on 27 August 1876 as th ...


Canada

* Canadian Association of Geographers *
Royal Canadian Geographical Society The Royal Canadian Geographical Society (RCGS; French: ''Société géographique royale du Canada'') is a Canadian nonprofit educational organization dedicated to imparting a broader knowledge and deeper appreciation of Canada—its people a ...


Egypt

* Egyptian Geographic Society


France

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Société de Géographie The Société de Géographie (; ), is the world's oldest geographical society. It was founded in 1821 as the first Geographic Society. Since 1878, its headquarters have been at 184 Boulevard Saint-Germain, Paris. The entrance is marked by two gig ...


Germany

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Gesellschaft für Erdkunde zu Berlin The Gesellschaft für Erdkunde zu Berlin (''Berlin Geographical Society'') was founded in 1828 and is the second oldest geographical society. It was founded by some of the foremost geographers of its time. The founder Carl Ritter and the foundin ...


Hong Kong

* Hong Kong Geographical Association * Hong Kong Critical Geography Group


Italy

* Società Geografica Italiana


Mexico

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Sociedad Mexicana de Geografía y Estadística Sociedad Mexicana de Geografía y Estadística (Mexican Society for Geography and Statistics) is a national organization founded on 18 April 1833 to promote the mapping and boundary demarcation of the newly independent Mexican state. The aim of it ...


Netherlands

* Royal Dutch Geographical Society


Norway

* Norwegian Geographical Society


Portugal

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Lisbon Geographic Society The Lisbon Geographic Society ( Portuguese: ''Sociedade de Geografia de Lisboa'') is a Portuguese scientific society created in Lisbon in the year of 1875, aiming to "promote and assist the study and progress of geography and related sciences in ...


Saudi Arabia

* Saudi Geographical Society


Slovenia

* Association of Slovenian Geographers


Russia

* Russian Geographical Society


United Kingdom

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Geographical Association The Geographical Association (GA) is an association in the United Kingdom. The organisation aims to improve geographical knowledge of the public through promoting geographical education. It is a registered charity and is independent of state aid ...
* Royal Geographical Society *
Royal Scottish Geographical Society The Royal Scottish Geographical Society (RSGS) is an educational charity based in Perth, Scotland founded in 1884. The purpose of the society is to advance the subject of geography worldwide, inspire people to learn more about the world around ...


United States

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American Geographical Society The American Geographical Society (AGS) is an organization of professional geographers, founded in 1851 in New York City. Most fellows of the society are Americans, but among them have always been a significant number of fellows from around the ...
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Association of American Geographers The American Association of Geographers (AAG) is a non-profit scientific and educational society aimed at advancing the understanding, study, and importance of geography and related fields. Its headquarters is located in Washington, D.C. Th ...
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Association of Pacific Coast Geographers The Association of Pacific Coast Geographers (APCG) promotes scholarly research in geography and disseminates geographic information in the Pacific Coast region of North America. History The organization was founded in 1935 at the University of C ...
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National Council for Geographic Education The National Council for Geographic Education (NCGE), chartered in 1915, is a non-profit scientific and educational society in the United States that promotes and supports geography education. Annual conference NCGE holds an annual conference ...
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National Geographic Society The National Geographic Society (NGS), headquartered in Washington, D.C., United States, is one of the largest non-profit scientific and educational organizations in the world. Founded in 1888, its interests include geography, archaeology, an ...
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Society of Woman Geographers The Society of Woman Geographers was established in 1925 at a time when women were excluded from membership in most professional organizations, such as the Explorers Club, who would not admit women until 1981. It is based in Washington, D.C., and h ...
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