Great Bear River

The 113-kilometre-long Great Bear River, which drains the westward through marshes into the , forms an important transportation link during its four ice-free months.
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Places of Interest

Highlights include Tulita Airport.

Aerodrome
Photo: Trevor MacInnis, Public domain.
is located adjacent to , , . Its hours of operation are Monday to Friday from 9 am to 5 pm. The airport does operate outside of its operational hours when responding to MEDIVAC call out.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Tulita.

Village
, which in Slavey means "where the rivers or waters meet", is a hamlet in the of the , Canada. It was formerly known as Fort Norman, until 1 January 1996.

Great Bear River

Latitude
64.9016° or 64° 54′ 6″ north
Longitude
-125.60355° or 125° 36′ 13″ west
Elevation
17 metres (56 feet)
Open location code
94PPW92W+JH
Geo­Names ID
5965757
Wiki­data ID
Q1548669
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Satellite Map

Discover Great Bear River from above in high-definition satellite imagery.

In Other Languages

From Asturian to Welsh—“Great Bear River” goes by many names.
  • Asturian: Ríu Great Bear
  • Cebuano: Great Bear River
  • Chinese: 大熊河
  • Chuvash: Мăн Медвежья
  • Dutch: Great Bear River
  • Egyptian Arabic: نهر الدب العظيم
  • Estonian: Suur Karujõgi
  • French: grande rivière de l’Ours
  • French: Grande rivière de l’Ours
  • German: Great Bear River
  • German: Großer Bärenfluss
  • Irish: Abhainn Great Bear
  • Italian: Grande Fiume degli Orsi
  • Japanese: グレート・ベア川
  • Japanese: グレートベア川
  • Latin: Flumen Ursinum maius
  • Norwegian Bokmål: Great Bear (elv)
  • Norwegian Bokmål: Great Bear
  • Norwegian: Great Bear
  • Russian: Большая Медвежья река
  • Russian: Большая Медвежья
  • Spanish: Gran rio del Oso
  • Spanish: Gran río del Oso
  • Swedish: Great Bear River
  • Swedish: Stora Björnfloden
  • Ukrainian: Велика Ведмежа
  • Welsh: Afon Great Bear
  • Great Bear

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