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... Davis , John ( ca. 1550-1605 ) The Englishman John Davis was the greatest scientific navi- gator of his age . Although also credited with the discovery of the Falkland Islands , he is best remembered for Davis Strait , between Greenland ...
... Davis , John ( ca. 1550-1605 ) The Englishman John Davis was the greatest scientific navi- gator of his age . Although also credited with the discovery of the Falkland Islands , he is best remembered for Davis Strait , between Greenland ...
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... Davis , John map depicting the fictitious voyages of the fourteenth - century Zeno Brothers , later identified it not as Greenland but as the nonexistent " Frisland , " since the ... Davis , John Further Explorations in Davis Strait , 1586.
... Davis , John map depicting the fictitious voyages of the fourteenth - century Zeno Brothers , later identified it not as Greenland but as the nonexistent " Frisland , " since the ... Davis , John Further Explorations in Davis Strait , 1586.
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A Historical Encyclopedia [2 volumes] William James Mills. Davis , John Further Explorations in Davis Strait , 1586 On the basis of his explorations , Davis believed that the Northwest Passage was now all - but - found . " The North ...
A Historical Encyclopedia [2 volumes] William James Mills. Davis , John Further Explorations in Davis Strait , 1586 On the basis of his explorations , Davis believed that the Northwest Passage was now all - but - found . " The North ...
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Entries Listed in Chronological Order | xi |
Contents | xii |
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Amundsen Antarctic expedition Antarctic Exploration Antarctic Peninsula Antarctica Arctic Ocean attempt August Baffin Island Barents Barrow Beechey Bellingshausen Bering Strait Bernier Biscoe Borchgrevink Bouvet Bouvet Island British Bylot Byrd Cabot Cape Captain Charcot claim Cook crew Davis days later Deception Island discovered discovery dogs East Greenland Edward Ellesmere Island Ellsworth Enderby established expedition's farther north February flight Franklin Franz Josef Land Frobisher further reading Geographical George Gerlache Greenland Ice Shelf Inuit James Clark January John journey King Larsen Located London meters miles mountains named Nansen navigator Nordenskjöld North Pole Northeast northern Northwest Passage Norway Norwegian Parry party Peary polar exploration reached References and further region River Roald Russian sailed scientific Scott sealer seals Shackleton ship sledging Sound South Pole South Shetland Islands southern Spitsbergen station survey Svalbard tion vessel Victoria Land visited voyage Weddell Sea west coast whaling William winter Zemlya