John+Davis

=JOHN DAVIS!= =__Backround__=

[[image:explorer.JPG align="right"]] John Davis was born in 1550 in Sandridge,Devon England. He died in Bintan Island. He was murdered by Japanese Pirates.
=__Voyages__=

//From 1585-1587 was John Davis' first attempt out of three, to find the Northwest Passage. In 1588 Davis sailed against Spain on the Blackdog from Baffinland to Cumberlandsound.//
=__Route__= Davis sailed from Greenland to Capefarewell, and from Baffin Island to Cumberlandsound. =__Hardships and Challenges__= 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__= In August of 1592, he and his men killed 124 000 penguins for food, oil etc. When he married, he had four kids and three of them survived against disease.

=__Historical Contributions__ He had the Davis Straight named after him, when he finished sailing for the Northwest Passage.= =In 1593 he had a book published called 'Sailing the Sea'. He is noted for attemping to find the North West Passage=