Alistair Mackay

Alistair Mackay
Mackay, Edgeworth David, and Douglas Mawson at the South Magnetic Pole on 16 January 1909
Born	Alistair Forbes Mackay (1878-02-22)22 February 1878 Carskey, Argyllshire, Scotland
Died	c. February 1914 (aged 35) near Herald Island, Chukchi Sea
Education	George Watson's College
Alma mater	University of Edinburgh University of Dundee
Occupation(s)	Physician, biologist, polar explorer
Known for	First ascent of Mount Erebus First to the South Magnetic Pole Death during the Karluk expedition
Awards	Silver Polar Medal (1909)
Military career
Allegiance	United Kingdom
Branch	British Army, Royal Navy
Service years	1902–1906 (navy)
Unit	South African Constabulary
Wars	Second Boer War

Alistair Forbes Mackay (22 February 1878 – c. February 1914) 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.