John Rae (explorer)
John Rae ( Aglooka ᐊᒡᓘᑲ “He who takes long strides”) (30 September 1813 – 22 July 1893) was a Scottish doctor who explored Northern Canada, surveyed parts of the Northwest Passage and reported the fate of the Franklin Expedition.
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