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Davis made his first exploration voyage in 1585 in search of the Northwest Passage to the Orient. He rounded Cape Farewell in crossing Davis Strait to Cumberland Gulf in Baffin Island, where the lateness of the season compelled his return to England. The next year he persuaded merchants, mostly in Devon, to send a larger expedition. vessels to explore Gilbert Sound and with a third continued investigation of Davis Strait without making a substantial discovery.

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Davis nevertheless acquired backing in London and in 1587 went again with three ships, though the pinnace Ellen, in which he sailed, made the only explorations. The result was no profit but considerable discovery, as Davis reached a point about  on the west Greenland coast before turning alore Baffin Island further. Homward Strait but did not penetrate it. When Davis reached Enland  on Sept. 15 1579 he had at least demonstrated the unlikelihood

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Following the Armada's defeat, Davis took part in several voyages, but none involved discovery. He sailed with Thomas Cavendish in 1591 on an expedition intended to penetrate the Strait of Magellan, carry operations into the Pacific, and find the western outlet of the Northwest Passage. This came to nothing because of the bad condition of the ships; Davis did sight the Falkland Islands, though some historians believe these were earlier discovered by Amerigo Vespucci. His last expedition, to the East Indies under the orders of Sir Edward Michel-borne, resulted in his death at the hands of Japanese pirates in 1605.

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John Davis was an English navigator who made three important voyages to Greenland and he discovered the Falkland Islands, and later sailed to the East Indies.English navigator John Davis (1550-1605), though remembered chiefly as a northern explorer, sailed crossed many seas, took part in fighting, and invented a nautical instrumen.

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John davis was born October 1550

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The next year he persuaded merchants, mostly in Devon, to send a larger expedition. He detached two vessels to explore Gilbert Sound and with a third continued investigation of Davis Strait without making a substantial discovery.

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John davis was a  Devonshire man, he was  friendly with the other  families and at times sailed with members of both. One of the most proficient seamen of his day, he published both a practical work on navigation. The back staff he invented for finding altitudes of heavenly bodies at sea held the field for a century and a half.