Alexander Mackenzie (explorer)
Sir Alexander Mackenzie was a Scottish explorer and fur trader known for accomplishing the first crossing of North America in 1793. The Mackenzie River and Mount Sir Alexander are named after him.
Alexander Mackenzie (explorer)
Inscription on a stone at the end of Alexander Mackenzie's 1792–1793 Canada crossing from the Peace River to the Pacific Ocean coast; located at 52°22′43″N 127°28′14″W / 52.37861°N 127.47056°W / 52.37861; -127.47056
Burial site of Alexander Mackenzie at Avoch Parish Church in the village of Avoch, Scotland; including a replica of the stone he painted at Bella Coola, British Columbia
Portrait of Mackenzie at the National Mississippi River Museum & Aquarium
The Mackenzie River is a river in the Canadian boreal forest. It forms, along with the Slave, Peace, and Finlay, the longest river system in Canada, and includes the second largest drainage basin of any North American river after the Mississippi.
The Mackenzie River in August 2009
Sentinel-2 True Colour satellite image of the confluence of the Laird and Mackenzie Rivers, showing the characteristic sediment pattern: muddy water from the Laird flowing in from the South paints the water on the Western bank brown while water on the eastern bank is relatively clear for a long stretch of the river. White spots are ice floes. The original image can be accessed here: https://link.dataspace.copernicus.eu/nc5e
Dene fishing camp on the Mackenzie River, north of the Arctic Circle
Satellite view of the lower Mackenzie River
