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6 matches to Davis
Antarctica. 1773 Cook explores seas. 1820 first sighted. Bransfield. 1821 first landing-Davis. 1911 Amundsen first to S Pole.
Davis, Jefferson. 1808-89. US Confederate president during Civil War.
Davis, John. 1550-1605. British explorer, Davis Strait 1585, Falkland Is. 1592. Invented backstaff quadrant 1594.
Davis, William. 1850-1934. US geologist. Effect of erosion.
Falkland Is. 1592 Davis discovers. 1764 British settle. 1774-1811 Spanish. 1829 Argentina claims (Malvinas). 1833 British.
Wade-Davis Bill. 1864. Strict terms for US Reconstruction vetoed by Lincoln.