Bear Island
Bear Island is an islet in Nova Scotia, Atlantic Canada. Bear Island is situated nearby to the village Hirtle Island, as well as near the locality Bush Island.Places of Interest
Highlights include Crescent Beach.
Crescent Beach
Beach
Photo: Madereugeneandrew, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Crescent Beach is a 2 km long, 40 to 65 m wide crescent-shaped beach, with white sand, not far from the community of LaHave and the town of Lunenburg. Other nearby communities are Green Bay and Petite Riviere. Crescent Beach is situated 3 km southwest of Bear Island.
Bear Island
- Type: Islet
- Categories: coastline, locality, and landform
- Location: Nova Scotia, Atlantic Canada, Canada, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
44.24589° or 44° 14′ 45″ northLongitude
-64.3707° or 64° 22′ 15″ westElevation
5 metres (16 feet)Open location code
87PQ6JWH+9POpenStreetMap ID
way 84264871OpenStreetMap feature
natural=coastlineOpenStreetMap feature
place=isletGeoNames ID
5896005
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