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Canadian Geographic is the bimonthly magazine of the Royal Canadian Geographical Society (RCGS). It was first published in May 1930 under the name Canadian Geographical Journal. The society's objective was to produce a popular magazine dealing primarily with Canadian geography. The first editor was Charles Camsell, since 1915 a fellow of the British Royal Geographical Society, a geologist who had been responsible for mapping large parts of Northern Ontario, Manitoba and the Yukon. Image File history File links Canadian_Geographic_Cover. ...
The Royal Canadian Geographical Society is dedicated to imparting a broader knowledge and deeper appreciation of Canada — its people and places, its natural and cultural heritage and its environmental, social and economic challenges. ...
1930 is a common year starting on Wednesday. ...
Charles Camsell (1876 – 1958) was a Canadian geologist and Commissioner of the Northwest Territories from December 3, 1936 to December 3, 1946. ...
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. It absorbed the Association for Promoting the Discovery of the Interior Parts of Africa (founded by Joseph Banks in...
A geologist is a contributor to the science of geology. ...
Northern Ontario is the part of the province of Ontario, Canada, which lies north of Lake Huron, Georgian Bay, the French River and Lake Nipissing. ...
Motto: Gloriosus et Liber (Glorious and free) Other Canadian provinces and territories Capital Winnipeg Largest city Winnipeg Lieutenant Governor John Harvard Premier Gary Doer (NDP) Area 647,797 km² (8th) Land 553,556 km² Water 64,241 km² (14. ...
Motto: none Other Canadian provinces and territories Capital Whitehorse Largest city Whitehorse Commissioner Jack Cable Premier Dennis Fentie (Yukon Party) Area 482,443 km² (9th) Land 474,391 km² Water 8,052 km² (1. ...
Typically, the magazine contains articles on physical, historical, political and environmental geography, illustrated with photographs and maps (averaging two illustrations per page). It has recent published articles on subjects of modern controversy, such as acid rain, clear-cut logging, vanishing wetlands, and pollution of the Great Lakes. Readers' letters deal mainly with geography and the natural sciences. Acid rain is defined as rain with a pH of below 5. ...
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A subtropical wetland in Florida, USA, with an endangered American Crocodile. ...
The Great Lakes from space The Great Lakes are a group of five large lakes on or near the United States-Canadian border. ...
The magazine's website contains substantial extracts from current articles and supplementary information not published in the print edition.
In 2002 the magazine established the Canadian Environment Awards program in partnership with the government and private companies. 2002(MMII) is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
Canadian Environment Awards: A Celebration of Community Achievement is a program established in 2002 by Canadian Geographic magazine in partnership with the goverment and private companies. ...
The circulation in 2004 was about 220,000 copies per issue.
See also Geographic magazines Geographic magazines Geographic magazines cover a variety of geography related subjects, including physical and human geography. ...
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