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For the 19th century Judge of the Court of Common Pleas in Ireland, see Luke Fox (judge).

Luke Fox (or Foxe) (20 October 1586 – c. 15 July 1635) was an English explorer who searched for the Northwest Passage across North America. In 1631, he sailed much of the western Hudson Bay before concluding no such passage was possible. Foxe Basin, Foxe Channel and Foxe Peninsula were named after him. Fox gave names to 27 locations during his voyages, eight of which exist in current usage, including Roes Welcome Sound, named after his friend and sponsor, Sir Thomas Roe.^[1]^[2]

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Ottawa Islands

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Biography at the Dictionary of Canadian Biography Online

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[0] "Thomas James and Luke Foxe". princeton.edu. http://libweb5.princeton.edu/visual_materials/maps/websites/northwest-passage/james-foxe.htm. Retrieved 2008-04-09.

[1] "JSTOR: The History of American Ornithology before Audubon". http://www.google.com/search?q=Since+Fox+penetrated+to+the+western+part+of+Hudson+Bay%2C+discovering+the+strait+and+shore+known+as+%22Sir+Thomas+Roe%27s+%281581+%3F-1644%29+Welcome%2C%22+it+seems+likely+...&btnG=Search&hl=en&client=firefox-a&rls=org.mozilla%3Aen-US%3Aofficial&hs=Qg4. Retrieved 2008-04-09.

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