International Geographical Union

Summary

International Geographical Union is an international association^[1]. It draws 29 Wikipedia views per month (international_association category, ranking #7 of 26).^[2]

Key Facts

• International Geographical Union was a member of International Science Council^[3].
• International Geographical Union's instance of is recorded as international association^[4].
• International Geographical Union's instance of is recorded as scientific organization^[5].
• International Geographical Union's official language is recorded as English^[6].
• International Geographical Union's official language is recorded as French^[7].
• International Geographical Union's headquarters location is recorded as Cape Town^[8].
• International Geographical Union's headquarters location is recorded as Delhi^[9].
• International Geographical Union's ISNI is recorded as 0000000121687065^[10].
• International Geographical Union's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 138994824^[11].
• International Geographical Union's GND ID is recorded as 1011137-2^[12].
• International Geographical Union's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n79092483^[13].
• International Geographical Union's Union List of Artist Names ID is recorded as 500279078^[14].
• International Geographical Union's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 11866568c^[15].
• International Geographical Union's IdRef ID is recorded as 026414333^[16].
• International Geographical Union's NACSIS-CAT author ID is recorded as DA04663972^[17].
• International Geographical Union's NDL Authority ID is recorded as 00778320^[18].
• International Geographical Union's Commons category is recorded as International Geographical Union^[19].
• International Geographical Union's Libraries Australia ID is recorded as 35231129^[20].
• International Geographical Union's industry is recorded as geography^[21].
• International Geographical Union's has part is recorded as African Studies Commission^[22].
• International Geographical Union's has part is recorded as Agricultural Geography and Land Engineering Commission^[23].
• International Geographical Union's has part is recorded as Applied Geography Commission^[24].
• International Geographical Union's has part is recorded as Biogeography and Biodiversity Commission^[25].
• International Geographical Union's has part is recorded as Climatology Commission^[26].
• International Geographical Union's has part is recorded as Coastal Systems Commission^[27].

Body

Founding

+1922-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of International Geographical Union^[28].

Identity

Short names include {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'IGU'}^[29] and {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'UGI'}^[30].

Operations

Headquarters locations include Cape Town^[8], a port city^[31], in South Africa^[32], founded in 1652^[33] and Delhi^[9], a megacity^[34], in India^[35], founded in -0500^[36].

Industry

International Geographical Union's industry is recorded as geography^[21].

Why It Matters

International Geographical Union draws 29 Wikipedia views per month (international_association category, ranking #7 of 26).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[37] It is known by 12 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[38]