Robert McClure

Explorer, Military Person

1807 – 1873

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Who was Robert McClure?

Sir Robert John Le Mesurier McClure was an Irish explorer of the Arctic. In 1854, he was the first to transit the Northwest Passage, as well as the first to circumnavigate the Americas.

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Born
Jan 28, 1807
Wexford
Nationality
  • United Kingdom
Profession
Died
Oct 17, 1873
Portsmouth

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on July 23, 2013

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