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Luke Foxe was an English explorer, born in Kingston-upon-Hull, Yorkshire, 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.
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Foxe's polar map of North America and of his 1631 exploration of Hudson Bay
Detail from Foxe's map showing his route through Hudson Strait and in Hudson Bay
Frontispiece and title page of Foxe's voyage account (1635)
There is no known portrait of Foxe, but he left a visual pun signature of a fox grabbing a goose at the bottom left of his map.Historical Figures born in the 1580s 6
About this person
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Historical Figures
Type
Historical Figure
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1586 to 1635 · aged 48
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