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=JOHN DAVIS= =__Introduction__= John Davis is an english explorer who was born 1550 and was murdered in the 1600's by Japenese Pirates. When he died he was 55 and was sailing north - west in an expidition to the northwest passage.He was sailing on behalf of the king of England. =__Purpose__ John Davis is an english explorer sent on an expidition on behalf of the king of England. He was sent to look for a north west passage to the Indies (present day India and China) where he would gather goods and prizes back to england. = =__Route__= John Davis had 3 voyages and 3 a ttempts at the north - west passage from 1585 - 1587. In !585 he sailed from Dartmouth, England. He sailed north - west up to Baffin Island and named a strait after him. when he returned he told the king he had found a north west passage. //In 1588 Davis sailed against Spain on the Blackdog from Baffinland to Cumberlandsound.//Davis sailed from Greenland to Capefarewell, and from Baffin Island to Cumberlandsound.

media type="custom" key="3730809" =__Hardships and Challenges__= John Davis had very little challenges in his voyages. John Davis tried to navigate the globe while looking for the north - west passage. Another challenge he had to face was Japanese pirates that killed him in 1605. When he was 46 his town was hit with disease his children and wife caught the disease and on of his children died.When he sailed the Straight of Magellan, he and his crew were forced to turn back due to foul weather. One jouney he sailed with 76 men and only 14 came back due to disease after that 4 men died because they couldn't be cured.

=__Interesting Facts__= John Davis made many historical contributions. John Davis made the backstaff which used to find the longitude. In 1563 he rediscovered Greenland. In 1593 he had a book published called 'Sailing the Sea'. He is noted for attemping to find the North West Passage.In August of 1592, he and his men killed 124 000 penguins for food, oil etc =__Historical Contributions__= John Davis had many historical contributions. John Davis was one of the great english explorers who was looking for the north - west passage. He was one of the people who got the farthest north. John Davis also named a strait after himself wich is located south west of Greenland. He was the second person to make a correct guess at the north west passage which many failed to do.

==__Sources__ Foran, Jill. __The Search for the Northwest Passage.__ New York: Weigel Publishers, 2004. The kids book of Canadian explorers[:, |www.Canadianencyclopedia.comwww.Worldbookonline.com :,] ,[|www.spiritus-temporis.com][|www.absoluteastronomy.com][|www.nndb.com] ==