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Alistair Mackay

Scottish physician, biologist, and explorer (1878-1914)

  • Fame44.8
  • Momentum1.8
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Lived 1878–1914, aged 36United Kingdom
United KingdomUnited KingdomDoctorsDoctor
  • Wikipedia
    12 languages
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  • Era
    1878–1914
    Aged 36
  • Awards
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    recognised work
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Updated 2026-06-25

Alistair Forbes Mackay 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.

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