Alexander Mackenzie (explorer)

Scottish explorer

1764 CE to 1820 CE

Sir Alexander Mackenzie (or MacKenzie, Scottish Gaelic: Alasdair MacCoinnich, 1764 – March 12, 1820) is a Scottish explorer.

He is known for his overland crossing of Canada to reach the Pacific Ocean in 1793.

This is the first east to west crossing of North America north of Mexico and predated the Lewis and Clark expedition by ten years.

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