Bear Island

Bear Island is an uninhabited offshore of in the Qikiqtaaluk Region, , Canada. The island lies in the Labrador Sea a few kilometres north of its confluence with .
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Bear Island

Latitude
62.4486° or 62° 26′ 55″ north
Longitude
-64.27122° or 64° 16′ 16″ west
Open location code
97JQCPXH+CG
Open­Street­Map ID
way 407348380
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­coastline
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­island
Geo­Names ID
5896035
Wiki­data ID
Q4876460
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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Turkish—“Bear Island” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: Bear Island
  • Dutch: Bear Island
  • French: Bear Island (Canada, Nunavut)
  • Polish: Bear Island
  • Swedish: Bear Island, Nunavut
  • Swedish: Bear Island
  • Turkish: Bear Island

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