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{{Short description|Area of sea in Qikiqtaaluk Region, Nunavut, Canada}}
The '''Foxe Channel''' ({{coord|65|0|N|80|00|W|region:CA-NU_type:waterbody |display=inline,title|name=Foxe Channel}}) is an area of sea in [[Qikiqtaaluk Region]], [[Nunavut]], Canada. It separates the [[Foxe Basin]] (to the north) from [[Hudson Bay]] and the [[Hudson Strait]] (to the south). To the west and south-west is [[Southampton Island]], to the east is [[Baffin Island]], and to the north-west is the [[Melville Peninsula]].▼
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2023}}
{{Use Canadian English|date=September 2023}}
{{Location map|Canada Baffin Island|lat=65|long=-80|caption=Foxe Channel near Baffin Island|label=Foxe Channel|position=left}}
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The channel takes its name from the [[English people|English]] explorer [[Luke Foxe]] who reached it in 1631.
==References==
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{{Channels of Nunavut}}
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