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John Rae blue plaque

Blue plaque
John Rae blue plaque
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This blue commemorative plaque records: Rae's Close The Orcadian Arctic explorer Dr. John Rae, in 1854, discovered Rae Strait (the last link in the Northwest Passage) and the tragic fate of the Franklin expedition.

From the Open Plaques record 6316

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