Bear Island

Bear Island or Isla Teniente González is a rocky lying 1.9 kilometres west of in , off the coast of .
Wikipedia
  • Type: Island
  • Description: rocky island lying west of Stonington Island in Marguerite Bay
  • Also known as: “Bear Island i Antarktis”, “Ilha do Urso”, “Ilha Tenente Gonzalez”, “Isla Bear”, “Isla del Teniente Gonzalez”, “Isla del Teniente González”, “Isla Teniente González”, “Isola del Tenente González”, and “Isola dell’Orso”

Places of Interest

Highlights: Baffle Rock and Stonington Island.

Islet
is a small rock, just visible at the…

Islet
Photo: Mark Sykes, CC BY 2.0.
is a rocky island lying 1.8…

Islet
is a rocky 0.7 nautical miles…

Places in the Area

Nearby places include East Base.

Locality
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
on is the oldest American…

Bear Island

Latitude
-68.18333° or 68° 11′ south
Longitude
-67.06667° or 67° 4′ west
Elevation
945 metres (3,100 feet)
Open location code
373JRW8M+M8
Open­Street­Map ID
node 4244062099
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­island
Geo­Names ID
6620711
Wiki­data ID
Q618341
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Satellite Map

Discover this place from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Swedish—“Bear Island” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “جزيرة الدب”
  • Catalan: “Bear”
  • Cebuano: “Bear Island (pulo sa Antarctica)”
  • Cebuano: “Bear Island”
  • Chinese: “熊岛”
  • Chinese: “熊島”
  • Dutch: “Bear Island”
  • Finnish: “Karhusaari”
  • French: “Bear Island”
  • Galician: “Illa Bear, Antártida”
  • Galician: “Illa Bear”
  • German: “Bear Island”
  • Italian: “isola Bear”
  • Italian: “Isola Bear”
  • Korean: “베어섬”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Bear Island”
  • Norwegian: “Bjørnøya”
  • Portuguese: “Ilha Bear”
  • Spanish: “Bear, Islote”
  • Spanish: “Islote Bear”
  • Swedish: “Bear Island, Antarktis”
  • Swedish: “Bear Island”

Places with the Same Name

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Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Base E and Red Rock Ridge.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Mast Hill and Anemometer Hill.

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Worth a closer look: Livingston Island and Villa Las Estrellas.

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