:''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.
See also
★
Ottawa Islands
External links
★
Biography at the ''Dictionary of Canadian Biography Online''
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