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John Wood (explorer)
Scottish naval officer, surveyor, cartographer and explorer / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
This article is about the 19th-century Scottish explorer. For other people named John Wood, see John Wood.
John Wood (1812 ā 14 November 1871) was a Scottish naval officer, surveyor, cartographer and explorer, principally remembered for his exploration of central Asia.
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