Leopold McClintock
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Admiral Sir Francis Leopold McClintock was an Irish explorer in the British Royal Navy, known for his discoveries in the Canadian Arctic Archipelago. He confirmed explorer John Rae's controversial rep
Portrait of Leopold McClintock by Stephen Pearce, 1859
Fox on a rock near Buchan Island
Discovery of the remains of the cairn
John Rae (explorer)
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John Rae was a Scottish surgeon who explored parts of northern Canada. He was a pioneer explorer of the Northwest Passage.
Leopold McClintock
…17 November 1907) was an Irish explorer in the British Royal Navy, known for his discoveries in the Canadian Arctic Archipelago. He confirmed explorer John Rae's controversial report gathered from Inuit sources on the fate of Franklin's lost expedition, the ill-fated Royal Navy undertaking commanded by Sir…
Rae in 1862
Rae in the 1860s
Plaque commemorating Rae's time in Hamilton, Ontario
Rae's grave at St Magnus Cathedral in Kirkwall, Orkney