National Geographic Society
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The National Geographic Society (NGS), headquartered in Washington, D.C. in the United States, is one of the largest non-profit scientific and educational institutions in the world. Its interests include geography, archaeology and natural science, the promotion of environmental and historical conservation, and the study of world culture and history. The National Geographic Society’s logo is a yellow portraitframe – rectangular in shape – which appears on the margins surrounding the front covers of its magazines and as its television channel logo.
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See also
- National Geographic Magazine
- Royal Geographical Society
- Royal Canadian Geographical Society
- Maps of the United States
- National Geographic Bee
- Nicholas DeVore III
- Genographic Project
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