The Surveyor General is an official responsible for government surveying in a specific country or territory. Originally this would often have been a military appointment, but is now more likely to be a civilian post.
The following Surveyor General positions exist, or have existed historically:
- Surveyor General (Canada):
- Arpenteur général du Québec
- Surveyor General of Ontario
- Surveyor General (Australia)
- Surveyor General of New South Wales
- Surveyor General of South Australia
- Surveyor General of Queensland
- Surveyor General of Tasmania
- Surveyor General of the Northern Territory
- Surveyor General of Victoria
- Surveyor General of Western Australia
- Surveyor General of Cornwall
- Surveyor General of India
- Surveyor General of Ireland
- Surveyor General of New Netherland
- The Surveyor General of Pakistan
- Surveyor General of Sri Lanka (formal Surveyor General of Ceylon)
- Surveyor General of the United States
- Surveyor General of North Carolina
- Surveyor General of the Northwest Territory
- Surveyor General of Hong Kong
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