Mapping
Mapping water flow in the Peace-Athabasca Delta
While most of the delta lies within the federally protected Wood Buffalo National Park, activity outside the park could threaten its future
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History
Queen Elizabeth II’s geographical connections to Canada
From noble mountains to local elementary schools, the Queen’s reign and the bonds she’s forged with Canadians are reflected across the map of Canada
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People & Culture
Welcome to Flat Earth 101*
*Do your own research
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Environment
New research suggests intense collision formed Rocky Mountains
Before the Rockies formed, B.C. and Alberta may have been an ocean apart
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People & Culture
RCGS announces the new Alex Trebek Medal for Geographic Literacy
The Society honoured the Jeopardy! host's tireless support of geographic education in Canada by renaming one of its most prestigious awards
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Articles
Environment
Behind the Canadian Shield
To fully understand our national identity, we must consider Canada’s geology as well as its geography
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People & Culture
Welcome to 50 Sussex, Canada’s new Centre for Geography and Exploration
The new headquarters of The Royal Canadian Geographical Society is transforming the way the 90-year-old organization carries out its mandate
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People & Culture
Eight awesome things that happened at the 2018 RCGS Fellows Dinner
Remembering Louie Kamookak, a new Explorer-in-Residence and other highlights from the 89th Annual College of Fellows Dinner
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Travel
Ecuador’s Mashpi Lodge: A luxury retreat in the transition zone
Between rainforest and cloud forest, a serene sanctuary awaits
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In the Supreme Court’s Peel watershed decision, signs of hope for a new land power paradigm
To many, the Yukon appears to be the vanguard of a growing Indigenous land power movement in Canada centred mostly in the North
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Environment
The Supreme Court sides with B.C.’s Jumbo ski resort. What does that mean for sacred places in Canada?
With its ruling in Ktunaxa Nation v. British Columbia, the Supreme Court of Canada has shown that Indigenous groups cannot use the Charter's freedom of religion clause to protect lands they consider sacred
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Environment
A huge hole in Antarctica’s sea ice could offer insight into climate change
Researchers say the naturally occurring ice-free area, called a polynya, is a rare opportunity to study heat transfer between the ocean and atmopshere in the southern polar region
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Travel
Exploring the eskers in the “Land of little sticks”
The geological formations that surround Gangler's North Seal River Lodge in northwestern Manitoba are intriguing pathways to the past
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People & Culture
10 things the RCGS has been up to this summer
It's been an exciting couple of months for The Royal Canadian Geographical Society
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