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Maclear may refer to:
People
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Thomas Maclear
Sir Thomas Maclear (17 March 1794 – 14 July 1879) was an Irish-born South African astronomer who became Her Majesty's astronomer at the Cape of Good Hope.
Life
He was born in Newtownstewart, County Tyrone, Ireland, the eldest son of Rev Jam ...
(1794–1879), Irish-born South African astronomer
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Michael Maclear Michael Maclear, OC (1929 – December 25, 2018) was an award-winning Anglo-Canadian journalist, documentary filmmaker,
and former correspondent for various CBC programs and for CTV's '' W5''.
He is the great-great-grand-nephew of South African ...
(1929-2018), Anglo-Canadian journalist, documentary filmmaker, and former correspondent
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George Maclear
George Frederick Maclear (b.3 Feb 1833 in Bedford; d. 19 Oct 1902 at St Augustine's College, Canterbury) was an English clergyman, theological writer and headmaster at King's College School, London (later Wimbledon). He was the eldest son of the ...
(born 1833), English clergyman, theological writer and headmaster
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John Maclear
John Fiot Lee Pearse Maclear (27 June 1838 in Cape Town – 17 July 1907 in Niagara) was an admiral in the Royal Navy, known for his leadership in hydrography.
He is best known for being commander of during the ''Challenger'' Expedition (18 ...
(1838–1907), commander of HMS ''Challenger'' from 1872 to 1876
Places
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Maclear, Eastern Cape
Nqanqarhu (formerly Maclear) is a small town situated in the Eastern Cape province of South Africa, near the Mooi River (a tributary of the Tsitsa River), north of East London and northeast of Elliot. It was founded in 1876 as a military camp, ...
, a town in the Eastern Cape province, South Africa
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Maclear Island (Queensland), an island in the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park
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Maclear (crater)
Maclear is a lava-flooded crater on the northwest part of the Mare Tranquillitatis, a lunar mare in the eastern half of the Moon. Its diameter is 20 km. The crater is located to the southwest of the slightly larger Ross. To the southwest o ...
, a lunar crater
Other
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Maclear's Rat
Maclear's rat (''Rattus macleari'') is an extinct large rat endemic to Christmas Island in the Indian Ocean. It was one of two species of rat native to Christmas Island, alongside the bulldog rat. Abundant, unfamiliar with and seemingly unafraid ...
, an extinct species of rat formerly found on Christmas Island
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