Dr John Rae was a prominent Orcadian and surgeon who made his name in Canada. He is noted for learning and adopting the ways of the indigenous Arctic people and using this for cold-climate travel and survival. This combined with his stamina and his ability to live off the land meant that he was able to discover the final link of the North-West Passage.

Dr John Rae

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