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Alexander MacKenzie (Stornoway, isla de Lewis, Hébridas Exteriores, Escocia, 1764-Mulinearn, cerca de Dunkeld (Escocia), 12 de marzo de 1820) fue un explorador de origen escocés recordado como uno de los grandes exploradores de América del Norte ya que protagonizó dos importantes expediciones en el ártico canadiense: en 1789 ...
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Sir Alexander Mackenzie (c. 1764 – 12 March 1820) 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.
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25 de mar. de 2024 · Alexander Mackenzie was a Scottish fur trader and explorer who traced the course of the 1,100-mile Mackenzie River in Canada. Immigrating to North America, he entered (1779) a Montreal trading firm, which amalgamated with the North West Company, a rival of the Hudson’s Bay Company. In what is now.
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7 de ene. de 2008 · Sir Alexander Mackenzie, fur trader, explorer (born around 1764 near Stornoway, Scotland; died 12 March 1820 near Dunkeld, Scotland). Mackenzie was one of Canada’s greatest explorers. In two epic journeys for the North West Company in 1789 and 1793, he crossed the dense northern wilderness to reach the Arctic and Pacific Oceans.
Alexander MacKenzie fue un explorador de origen escocés recordado como uno de los grandes exploradores de América del Norte ya que protagonizó dos importantes expediciones en el ártico canadiense: en 1789, partiendo del lago Athabasca logró alcanzar el Ártico tras descender en canoa el río Mackenzie en un largo viaje de más de 4800 km ...
Sir Alexander Mackenzie, propelled by the fur trade and his own wanderlust, was the first European to traverse the North American continent north of Mexico. His 6,400 km trek to the Pacific on behalf of the North West Company (NWC) revealed the promise of the Canadian Northwest and much of the geography of western North America.
Sir Alexander Mackenzie was one of the greatest explorers in history. He opened up vast tracts of the Canadian wilderness for trade and settlement. He mapped the Mackenzie River all the way to the Arctic Ocean and seas the first man to travel right across Canada and return.
