Join the long list of storied explorers who have carried the RCGS Compass Rose flag, with our new sew-on expedition patch. Proceeds to benefit RCGS programming. Made in Canada. No refunds or exchanges.
Canadian Geographic’s exclusive new Biggest islands of Canadamap is meticulously researched and features the country’s 75 largest isles in relative geographical size. This 24” by 36” poster-sized map makes a perfect addition to any space and fits precisely into pre-cut poster-sized frames, making finishing and hanging a breeze. 🇨🇦 Made in Canada, rolled and shipped in a tube.
Celebrate Canada's first female astronaut and the first neurologist in space, Roberta Bondar, who flew aboard space shuttle Discovery on mission STS-42 from January 22 to 30, 1992. Now you can own a replica of her official mission patch with the newest RCGS t-shirt available in our Society Shop. Made in Canada by Roots.
Canada's first female astronaut and the first neurologist in space, Roberta Bondar (an honorary vice-president of The Royal Canadian Geographical Society) flew aboard space shuttleDiscoveryon mission STS-42 from January 22 to 30, 1992. The voyage's main goal was to study the effects of microgravity on a variety of organisms. Own this one-of-a-kind replica patch designed for the Royal Canadian Geographical Society's 90th anniversary.
Beginning in Vancouver in June 1940, Royal Canadian Geographical Society Fellow Henry Larsen led the second ever expedition through the Northwest Passage (and the first west-to-east). His crew sailed RCMP schoonerSt. Rochon a treacherous southerly route, where they were trapped in the ice for two winters. They reached Halifax in October 1942. Own this one-of-a-kind expedition patch designed for the Royal Canadian Geographical Society's 90th anniversary.
Celebrate the ethnosphere with this limited edition t-shirt featuring an expedition patch designed for renowned author, explorer and RCGS honorary vice-president Wade Davis. Proceeds to support the critical programming of the Royal Canadian Geographical Society. Made in Canada by Roots.
British geographer and Royal Canadian Geographical Society Fellow Edward Shackleton (later Lord Shackleton) organized the Oxford University Ellesmere Land Expedition of 1934 and 1935 to survey uncharted territory on Ellesmere Island. Its mountains, which include Nunavut's highest, were named the British Empire Range, by the expedition's members. Own this one-of-a-kind expedition patch designed for the Royal Canadian Geographical Society's 90th anniversary.
Renowned anthropologist, ethnobotanist, author and photographer Wade Davis (an honorary vice-president of The Royal Canadian Geographical Society) travelled the globe between 2002 and 2009 documenting Indigenous cultures and traditional uses and beliefs associated with psychoactive plants. From this work he coined the term "ethnosphere" to describe manifestations of human spirit.
