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Edwin R. Heath
American physician and explorer / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Edwin Ruthven Heath (1839-1932) was an American physician and explorer. He is best known for his exploration and mapping of the rivers of the Madre de Dios region in Peru and Bolivia. The Heath River on the Peru/Bolivia border and Puerto Heath, Bolivia bear his name.
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