Bear Island
Bear Island is an island in Nova Scotia, Atlantic Canada. Bear Island is situated nearby to the village Middle Melford, as well as near Steep Creek.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Port Hawkesbury.
Port Hawkesbury
Town
Photo: Martin Cathrae, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Port Hawkesbury is a town of 3,200 people on the southwestern end of Cape Breton Island, on the north shore of the Strait of Canso. Port Hastings is an unincorporated community about 7 km up Highway 104 from Port Hawkesbury. Port Hawkesbury is situated 9 km northwest of Bear Island.
Bear Island
- Type: Island
- Description: island in Richmond County, Nova Scotia, Canada
- Categories: locality and landform
- Location: Nova Scotia, Atlantic Canada, Canada, North America
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Latitude
45.5486° or 45° 32′ 55″ northLongitude
-61.29382° or 61° 17′ 38″ westOpen location code
87QWGPX4+CFOpenStreetMap ID
node 1917964802OpenStreetMap feature
place=islandGeoNames ID
5896008Wikidata ID
Q22542352
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Turkish—“Bear Island” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Bear Island”
- French: “Bear Island (Canada, Nouvelle-Écosse)”
- Swedish: “Bear Island”
- Turkish: “Bear Island”
Places with the Same Name
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Middle Melford and Steep Creek.
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