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.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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
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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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Localities in the Area
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Highlights include LaHave Islands Marine Museum and Cape LaHave Adventures.
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