Luke Fox
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
- 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 and Foxe Peninsula were named after him.
[edit] External links
 |
This English biographical article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
