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Explorers
- George Mercer Dawson, (1849-1901), explored and surveyed Canadian Rockies, Canada/US boundary
- Simon Fraser, (1776-1862), established first trading posts west of the Rockies; explored the Fraser River.
- Louis Joliet, (1645-1700), explorer
- Alexander Mackenzie, first to reach the Pacific north of Mexico via an overland route
- John Rae, (1813-1893), travelled widely through the Canadian Arctic
- Joshua Slocum, (1844-1909?) - First man who sail around the world solo.
- William Stairs, (1863-1892), Victorian era explorer, discovered one source of the Nile River, first non-African to ever climb Mt.Ruwenzori
- David Thompson, (1770-1857), mapped the Columbia River from source to mouth.
- Pierre de La Vérendrye, (1685-1749), explored Lake Superior and Lake Winnipeg.
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