Dr John Rae

Dr John Rae (HM2CXI)

Location: , Scotland KW16 3AA Orkney
Country: United Kingdom
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N 58° 57.807', W 3° 17.854'

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Dr John Rae was born in Orkney at the Hall of Clestrain. He became an explorer with the Hudson's bay Company, learning from the native people how Timothy survive in the Canadian Arctic. He led three of the four expeditions in which he took part, travelling 3,645 miles on foot & 6,700 miles by boat, tracing 1,765 miles of unknown Arctic coastline.
In 1854, he discovered Rae Strait, the last link in the first navigable North-West Passage between the Atlantic & Pacific Oceans, & the demise of the ill-fated Franklin expedition.
Unveiled on the 200th anniversary of Dr Rae's birth.
Sculpted by Ian Scott     Donated by the Twatt family, Banff
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HM NumberHM2CXI
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Date Added Wednesday, December 19th, 2018 at 10:02pm PST -08:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)30V E 482886 N 6536020
Decimal Degrees58.96345000, -3.29756667
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 58° 57.807', W 3° 17.854'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds58° 57' 48.42" N, 3° 17' 51.24" W
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Closest Postal AddressAt or near 14 Victoria St, Scotland KW16 3AA, GB
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