A Piece of Canada
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A Piece of Canada
Image: © Robert W Watt Taken: 27 May 2008
This is the grave of Sir Alexander Mackenzie. Born in Stornoway, Alexander Mackenzie explored and mapped much of Northwest USA and Canada. The Mackenzie River is named in his honour. He was one of Scotland's greatest geographers.
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Image Location
Latitude
57.568409
Longitude
-4.173376