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Where did Alexander Mackenzie begin his 1789 expedition down the Mackenzie River?
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In 1789, Alexander Mackenzie began his historic expedition down the Mackenzie River from the trading post of Fort Chipewyan, located on Lake Athabasca in present-day Alberta, Canada.12