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.
Dominion Government Expeditions to the Arctic Islands patch
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.
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.
