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International Geographical Union  

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  • The International Geographical Union (IGU) is the international organization of academic geographers, established in 1922 in Brussels following a series of international geographical meetings, the first of which was held at Antwerp in 1871. The objectives of the IGU are to promote the study of geographical problems; to initiate and coordinate geographical research requiring international cooperation and to promote its scientific discussion and publication; to provide for the participation of geographers in the work of relevant international organizations; to facilitate the collection and diffusion of geographical data and documentation in and between all member countries; to promote meetings of the IGU, regional conferences between the international geographical congresses, and other meetings in furtherance of the objectives of the Union; to participate in any other appropriate form of international cooperation with the object of advancing the study and application of geography; and to promote international standardization or compatibility of methods, nomenclature, and symbols employed in geography. [Source: Encyclopedia of Geography; International Geographical Union]

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