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Later life
Davis was President of the Royal Society of Victoria 1945–1946, as well as being a Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society. Davis Station in Antarctica, established in 1957, is named after him. He was awarded the Polar Medal three times: in 1909, 1917, and 1934. In 1964 he was appointed a Commander of the Order of the British Empire. The Davis Sea, located off the Antarctic coast between longitudes 82°E and 96°E, is named after him.Known in his lifetime as a "free thinker and plain speaker" and a "deepwater sailorman of the old school", John King Davis remained a lifelong bachelor and died on 8 May 1967 in Toorak, Victoria, aged 83.
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