Maclear
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Maclear may refer to:
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People
- Sir Thomas MaclearThomas MaclearSir Thomas Maclear was an Irish-born South African astronomer who became Her Majesty's astronomer at the Cape of Good Hope....
(1794 – 1879), Irish-born South African astronomer - Michael MaclearMichael MaclearMichael Maclear is an award-winning 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 astronomer Sir Thomas Maclear....
(born 1929), Canadian journalist, documentary filmmaker, and former correspondent - John MaclearJohn MaclearJohn Fiot Lee Pearse Maclear was an Admiral in the Royal Navy, known for his leadership in hydrography....
(1838 - 1907), commander of the HMS Challenger from 1872 to 1876
Places
- Maclear, Eastern CapeMaclear, Eastern CapeMaclear is a small town in the Eastern Cape province of South Africa. It lies just north-east of Ugie. The land to the east and south was part of the former homeland of Transkei. The town was founded in 1876 as Nqanqaru Drift but was later in 1882 renamed after Thomas Maclear.-External links:*...
, a town in the Eastern CapeEastern CapeThe Eastern Cape is a province of South Africa. Its capital is Bhisho, but its two largest cities are Port Elizabeth and East London. It was formed in 1994 out of the "independent" Xhosa homelands of Transkei and Ciskei, together with the eastern portion of the Cape Province...
province, South AfricaSouth AfricaThe Republic of South Africa is a country in southern Africa. Located at the southern tip of Africa, it is divided into nine provinces, with of coastline on the Atlantic and Indian oceans... - Maclear Island (Queensland), an island in the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park
- Maclear (crater)Maclear (crater)Macleer is a lava-flooded crater on the northwest part of the Mare Tranquillitatis, a lunar mare in the eastern half of the Moon. The crater is located to the southeast of the slightly larger Ross...
, a lunar crater
Other
- Maclear's RatMaclear's RatThe Maclear's Rat was a large rat which lived on Christmas Island in the Indian Ocean. Abundant, unfamiliar with and seemingly unafraid of humans, large numbers of the creatures emerged and foraged in all directions at night...
, an extinct species of rat formerly found on Christmas Island