Davys,John

Davys,John
Da·vys also Da·vis (dāʹvĭs), John. 1550?-1605.
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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