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Fox, Luke |
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Fox or Foxe, Luke, 1586–1635, English explorer. As a master mariner, he set forth in 1631 to hunt for the Northwest Passage Northwest Passage, water routes through the Arctic Archipelago, N Canada, and along the northern coast of Alaska between the Pacific and Atlantic oceans. Even though the explorers of the 16th cent. ..... Click the link for more information. . He explored the southern shore of Hudson Bay, satisfied himself that there was no passage through it, and when scurvy struck his crew returned that same year to England. His Northwest Fox; or, Fox from the North-West Passage was published in 1635 (ed. by R. M. Christy, 1894). He gave many names to geographical features that are still used today; Foxe Basin and Foxe Peninsula were named after him. At about the time that Fox was in Hudson Bay, Thomas James James, Thomas, 1593?–1635?, English navigator and explorer (1631) of James Bay. Financed by Bristol merchants, he sailed in command of the Henrietta Maria in the spring of 1631 to find the Northwest Passage to the East. ..... Click the link for more information. was also conducting a search there for the Northwest Passage. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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If matters become desperate, Jackson will turn to Rick Fox, Luke Walton and Bryon Russell to fill the minutes at power forward, where the Pistons feature the offensively-gifted Rasheed Wallace. ``I want to try somebody else out at (small forward),'' said Jackson, who used a combination of Fox, Luke Walton and Bryant, with a six-minute stint by Bryon Russell. |
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