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Alistair Forbes Mackay (22 February 1878 –) was a Scottish physician, biologist, and polar explorer known for being the first, along with Australians Douglas Mawson and Edgeworth David, to reach the South Magnetic Pole on 16 January 1909, during the British Antarctic Expedition of 1907–1909.[1]

Table of Contents

  1. 36 relations: Antarctica, Argyll, Biologist, British Army, Campbeltown, Cape Royds, Chukchi Sea, Douglas Mawson, Drygalski Ice Tongue, Edgeworth David, Ernest Shackleton, Expedition medicine, George Watson's College, Government of Canada, Herald Island (Arctic), Last voyage of the Karluk, List of polar explorers, Mount Erebus, New Holland Publishers, Nimrod Expedition, Physician, Polar Medal, Queen Elizabeth Islands, Robert Bartlett (explorer), Ross Island, Royal Navy, Sea ice, Second Boer War, South African Constabulary, South magnetic pole, South Pole, University of Dundee, University of Edinburgh, Vilhjalmur Stefansson, William Heinemann, Wrangel Island.

  2. Naval surgeons
  3. Scottish biologists
  4. Scottish polar explorers

Antarctica

Antarctica is Earth's southernmost and least-populated continent.

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Argyll

Argyll (archaically Argyle; Earra-Ghàidheal), sometimes called Argyllshire, is a historic county and registration county of western Scotland.

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Biologist

A biologist is a scientist who conducts research in biology.

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British Army

The British Army is the principal land warfare force of the United Kingdom, British Overseas Territories and Crown Dependencies, a part of the British Armed Forces along with the Naval Service and the Royal Air Force.

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Campbeltown

Campbeltown (Ceann Loch Chille Chiarain or Ceann Locha) is a town and former royal burgh in Argyll and Bute, Scotland.

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Cape Royds

Cape Royds is a dark rock cape forming the western extremity of Ross Island, facing on McMurdo Sound, Antarctica.

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Chukchi Sea

The Chukchi Sea (Chukótskoye móre), sometimes referred to as the Chuuk Sea, Chukotsk Sea or the Sea of Chukotsk, is a marginal sea of the Arctic Ocean.

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Douglas Mawson

Sir Douglas Mawson (5 May 1882 – 14 October 1958) was a British-born Australian geologist, Antarctic explorer, and academic. Alistair Mackay and Douglas Mawson are explorers of Antarctica.

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Drygalski Ice Tongue

The Drygalski Ice Tongue, Drygalski Barrier, or Drygalski Glacier Tongue is a glacier in Antarctica, on the Scott Coast, in the northern McMurdo Sound of Ross Dependency, north of Ross Island.

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Edgeworth David

Sir Tannatt William Edgeworth David (28 January 1858 – 28 August 1934) was a Welsh Australian geologist and Antarctic explorer.

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Ernest Shackleton

Sir Ernest Henry Shackleton (15 February 1874 – 5 January 1922) was an Anglo-Irish Antarctic explorer who led three British expeditions to the Antarctic. Alistair Mackay and Ernest Shackleton are 20th-century explorers, explorers of Antarctica and Recipients of the Polar Medal.

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Expedition medicine

Expedition Medicine (sometimes known as expeditionary medicine) is the field of medicine focusing on providing embedded medical support to an expedition, usually in medically austere or isolated areas.

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George Watson's College

George Watson's College is a co-educational private day school in Scotland, situated on Colinton Road, in the Merchiston area of Edinburgh.

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Government of Canada

The Government of Canada (Gouvernement du Canada) is the body responsible for the federal administration of Canada.

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Herald Island (Arctic)

Herald Island (Остров Геральд, Ostrov Gerald) is a small, isolated Russian island in the Chukchi Sea, east of Waring Point, Wrangel Island.

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Last voyage of the Karluk

The last voyage of the Karluk, flagship of the Canadian Arctic Expedition of 1913–16, ended with the loss of the ship in the Arctic seas, and the subsequent deaths of nearly half her complement of 25.

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List of polar explorers

This list is for recognised pioneering explorers of the polar regions. Alistair Mackay and list of polar explorers are explorers of Antarctica and explorers of the Arctic.

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Mount Erebus

Mount Erebus is the second-highest volcano in Antarctica (after Mount Sidley), the highest active volcano in Antarctica, and the southernmost active volcano on Earth.

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New Holland Publishers

New Holland Publishers is an Australian and New Zealand-based international publisher of non-fiction books, founded in 1955.

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Nimrod Expedition

The Nimrod Expedition of 1907–1909, otherwise known as the British Antarctic Expedition, was the first of three expeditions to the Antarctic led by Ernest Shackleton and his second time to the Continent.

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Physician

A physician, medical practitioner (British English), medical doctor, or simply doctor is a health professional who practices medicine, which is concerned with promoting, maintaining or restoring health through the study, diagnosis, prognosis and treatment of disease, injury, and other physical and mental impairments.

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Polar Medal

The Polar Medal is a medal awarded by the Sovereign of the United Kingdom to individuals who have outstanding achievements in the field of polar research, and particularly for those who have worked over extended periods in harsh climates.

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Queen Elizabeth Islands

The Queen Elizabeth Islands (Îles de la Reine-Élisabeth) are the northernmost cluster of islands in Canada's Arctic Archipelago, split between Nunavut and the Northwest Territories in Northern Canada.

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Robert Bartlett (explorer)

Robert Abram Bartlett (August 15, 1875 – April 28, 1946) was a Newfoundland-born American Arctic explorer of the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Alistair Mackay and Robert Bartlett (explorer) are 20th-century explorers, explorers of the Arctic and Shipwreck survivors.

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Ross Island

Ross Island is an island in Antarctica lying on the east side of McMurdo Sound and extending from Cape Bird in the north to Cape Armitage in the south, and a similar distance from Cape Royds in the west to Cape Crozier in the east.

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Royal Navy

The Royal Navy (RN) is the naval warfare force of the United Kingdom, British Overseas Territories and Crown Dependencies, and a component of His Majesty's Naval Service.

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Sea ice

Sea ice arises as seawater freezes.

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Second Boer War

The Second Boer War (Tweede Vryheidsoorlog,, 11 October 189931 May 1902), also known as the Boer War, Anglo–Boer War, or South African War, was a conflict fought between the British Empire and the two Boer republics (the South African Republic and Orange Free State) over the Empire's influence in Southern Africa.

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South African Constabulary

The South African Constabulary (SAC) was a paramilitary force set up in 1900 under British Army control to police areas captured from the two independent Boer republics of Transvaal and Orange Free State during the Second Boer War.

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South magnetic pole

The south magnetic pole, also known as the magnetic south pole, is the point on Earth's Southern Hemisphere where the geomagnetic field lines are directed perpendicular to the nominal surface.

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South Pole

The South Pole, also known as the Geographic South Pole or Terrestrial South Pole, is the southernmost point on Earth and lies antipodally on the opposite side of Earth from the North Pole, at a distance of 20,004 km (12,430 miles) in all directions.

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University of Dundee

The University of Dundee is a public research university based in Dundee, Scotland.

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University of Edinburgh

The University of Edinburgh (University o Edinburgh, Oilthigh Dhùn Èideann; abbreviated as Edin. in post-nominals) is a public research university based in Edinburgh, Scotland.

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Vilhjalmur Stefansson

Vilhjalmur Stefansson (November 3, 1879 – August 26, 1962) was an Arctic explorer and ethnologist. Alistair Mackay and Vilhjalmur Stefansson are explorers of the Arctic.

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William Heinemann

William Henry Heinemann (18 May 1863 – 5 October 1920) was an English publisher of Jewish descent and the founder of the Heinemann publishing house in London.

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Wrangel Island

Wrangel Island (Ostrov Vrangelya,; translit, IPA:, "island of polar bears") is an island of the Chukotka Autonomous Okrug, Russia.

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See also

Naval surgeons

Scottish biologists

Scottish polar explorers

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alistair_Mackay

Also known as Alistair F. Mackay, Alistair Forbes MacKay.