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   • John Davis ( c. 1550 – 29 December 1605) was one of the chief navigators of Queen Elizabeth I of England. He led several voyages to discover the Northwest Passage and served as pilot and captain on both Dutch and English voyages to the East Indies. He discovered the Falkland Islands in August 1592.

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   • They write new content and verify and edit content received from contributors. John Davis (born c. 1550, Sandridge, near Dartmouth, Devon, Eng.—died Dec. 29/30, 1605, off Bintan Island, near Singapore) was an English navigator who attempted to find the Northwest Passage through the Canadian Arctic to the Pacific.

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   • John Davis (also spelled Davys), explorer, navigator (born ca. 1550 near Dartmouth, England; died 27 December 1605 off Bintan Island, near Singapore). John Davis (also spelled Davys), explorer, navigator (born ca. 1550 near Dartmouth, England; died 27 December 1605 off Bintan Island, near Singapore).

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   When did John Davis visit the Arctic?

   • It was during this expedition that Davis first made contact with the Inuit. He also crossed the southern part of what subsequently became known as Davis Strait and reached the east coast of present-day Baffin Island during this voyage. John Davis returned to the Arctic in 1586 and again in 1587.

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   John Davis (c. 1550 – 29 December 1605) was one of the chief navigators of Queen Elizabeth I of England. He led several voyages to discover the Northwest Passage and served as pilot and captain on both Dutch and English voyages to the East Indies. He discovered the Falkland Islands in August 1592.

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   John Davis (born c. 1550, Sandridge, near Dartmouth, Devon, Eng.—died Dec. 29/30, 1605, off Bintan Island, near Singapore) was an English navigator who attempted to find the Northwest Passage through the Canadian Arctic to the Pacific.

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   Jan 2, 2008 · John Davis (also spelled Davys), explorer, navigator (born ca. 1550 near Dartmouth, England; died 27 December 1605 off Bintan Island, near Singapore). Davis made it his life's work to become the first European to find and travel the Northwest Passage, launching three failed expeditions between 1585 and 1587.

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   May 11, 2018 · People. History. Explorers, Travelers, and Conquerors: Biographies. John Davis. views 2,676,703 updated May 11 2018. John Davis. English navigator John Davis (ca. 1550-1605), though remembered chiefly as a northern explorer, sailed many seas, took part in naval fighting, and invented a nautical instrument.

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   Davis was one of the main Elizabethan navigators and explorers, and the Davis Strait in the Northwest Passage is named after him. He is also known for being the first Englishman to document a sighting of the Falkland Islands. Davis also wrote the 1594 The Seaman's Secrets and The World's Hydrographical Description (1595).

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   DAVIS (Davys), JOHN, navigator and explorer, discoverer of Davis Strait and the Falkland Islands, compiler of first Sailing Directions for the East Indies; b. 1550? on a small freehold at Sandridge near Dartmouth, Devon; married 29 Sept. 1582, to Faith Fulford, daughter of Sir John Fulford, by whom he had a daughter and four sons, three of whom ...

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    John Davis ( c. 1550 – 29 December 1605) was one of the chief navigators of Queen Elizabeth I of England. He led several voyages to discover the Northwest Passage and served as pilot and captain on both Dutch and English voyages to the East Indies. He discovered the Falkland Islands in August 1592.