Foxe Channel

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Foxe Channel
Connects waters Hudson Bay , Hudson Street
with water Foxe Basin
Separates land mass Foxe Peninsula ( Baffin Island )
of land mass Southampton Island , Melville Peninsula
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Geographical location 64 ° 39 ′  N , 79 ° 44 ′  W Coordinates: 64 ° 39 ′  N , 79 ° 44 ′  W
Foxe Canal (Canada)
Foxe Channel
length 322 km
Smallest width 145 km
Greatest depth 352 m

The Foxe Channel (English: Foxe Channel ) located in northern Canada , in the Canadian Arctic Archipelago , connects the Hudson Strait and Hudson Bay with the Foxe Basin . It separates the Foxe Peninsula of Baffin Island from Southampton Island and Melville Peninsula . Its maximum depth is 352 meters.

The Foxe Channel is located in Nunavut Territory . It is 322 kilometers long and 145 to 322 kilometers wide.

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