...There are fjords on both sides of the strait. The strait's name comes from John Davis, an Englishman who explored this area in 1585-87. It was once an active whaling area. From the North Pole...He also brought back a Greenland Eskimo on his first voyage, but mistook him for a Khitan and took him for evidence of his arrival in East Asia. In 1585-87, the Englishman John Davis (1550?-1605) discovered Davis Strait between Greenland and Baffin Island, and passed through the Arctic Circle. Another Englishman, Henry Hudson (?-1611), after failing to find a Northeast Passage, went south and explored the coast of North America, discovering the Hudson River and Hudson Bay, but was left behind by his subordinates in 1611 and died there. *Some of the terminology that mentions "Davis, J. (explorer)" is listed below. Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information |
…両岸にはフィヨルドが発達している。海峡名は1585‐87年にこの海域を探検したイギリス人デービスJohn Davisにちなむ。かつては捕鯨の盛んな海域であった。… 【北極】より…なお,彼は第1次航海でグリーンランド・エスキモーを1人連れ帰り,これをキタイ人と誤認して東アジアに到着した証拠と思いこんだ。1585‐87年イギリスのデービスJohn Davis(1550?‐1605)はグリーンランドとバフィン島との間にデービス海峡を発見し,北極圏を突破した。同じくイギリスのハドソンHenry Hudson(?‐1611)は北東航路探査に失敗したあと南下して北アメリカ沿岸を探検してハドソン川を発見し,ハドソン湾も発見したが,1611年部下に置き去りにされ現地で死亡した。… ※「Davis,J.(探検家)」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。 出典|株式会社平凡社世界大百科事典 第2版について | 情報 |
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