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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 Canada map 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. 

The Royal Canadian Geographical Society has collaborated with Canadian shirt maker Barbarian to produce a limited quantity of Compass Rose rugby shirts. Embroidered with our expedition flag on the left chest — and the Society's name placed neatly on the sleeve. A limited quantity has been made available in a variety of sizes for men and women. Founded in 1981, Barbarian is a proud Canadian company who uses dozens of suppliers from all over North America, including the use of the world’s highest grade cotton grown in the US, to manufacture garments right here in Ontario.

Own a collection of seven unique expedition patches designed for the Royal Canadian Geographical Society's 90th anniversary. Made in Canada, these one-of-a-kind patches are available individually or as a complete collection. 

Baffin Island Expedition patch

Canadian Arctic Expedition patch

Dominion Government Expeditions to the Arctic Islands patch

Journeys Through the Ethnosphere patch

Discovery Mission STS-42 patch

Ellesmere Land Expedition patch

Northwest Passage Expedition patch

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 shuttle Discovery on 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.

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.

Led by Royal Canadian Geographical Society Fellow Vilhjalmur Stefansson, this expedition mounted from 1913 to 1918 set out to explore land north and west of the Canadian Arctic archipelago. It identified previously uncharted, major islands in Canada's far north. Own this one-of-a-kind expedition patch designed for the Royal Canadian Geographical Society's 90th anniversary. The expedition's southern party, under RCGS Fellow Rudolph Anderson, undertook important scientific research in the area of the Coronation Gulf. 

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.

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 schooner St. Roch on 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. 

With the help of an Inuk named Saila, ornithologist and Royal Canadian Geographical Society Fellow Dewey Soper discovered the breeding grounds of the blue goose, a dark-morph snow goose, between 1928 and 1931. Saila drew Soper a map of west-central Baffin Island that was instrumental in the find. Own this one-of-a-kind expedition patch designed for the Royal Canadian Geographical Society's 90th anniversary.

Known as "Canada's greatest seaman," Joseph-Elzéar Bernier (a Fellow of The Royal Canadian Geographical Society) led a series of expeditions through the Arctic Islands and Hudson Strait between 1906 and 1910 to assert Canadian sovereignty. He and his crew placed cairns on high points throughout the Arctic to declare them officially part of Canada. Own this one-of-a-kind expedition patch designed for the Royal Canadian Geographical Society's 90th anniversary.