David Kirke captured an area explored by Jacques Cartier, what was it called?
David Kirke Sir David Kirke (c. 1597–1654) (a.k.a. David Ker) was an adventurer, colonizer and governor for the king of England. He is best known for his successful capture of New France in 1629 during the Thirty Years' War and his subsequent governorship of lands in Newfoundland. A favourite of Charles I of England, the fall of the Crown during the English Civil War led to Kirke's downfall. It is believed he died in prison.
Markham Bay (Antarctica) Markham Bay is a bay 8 nmi wide, lying between Ekelöf Point and Hamilton Point on the east side of James Ross Island, Antarctica. It was possibly first seen by a British expedition under James Clark Ross, who explored this area in 1842–43, but was first charted by the Swedish Antarctic Expedition, 1901–04, under Otto Nordenskjöld, who named it for Sir Clements Markham.