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davys, john

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Da·vys also Da·vis   (dā'vĭs)   
English navigator who explored the Arctic while searching for the Northwest Passage and later sailed to the South Seas. He discovered the Falkland Islands in 1592.
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Davys, John

English navigator who attempted to find the Northwest Passage through the Canadian Arctic to the Pacific

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