Bear Island
southernmost island of the Norwegian Svalbard archipelago
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Summary
Bear Island is an island[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of island entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,860 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Discoverer or inventor: Willem Barents[3], Jacob van Heemskerck[4]
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Svalbard[5]
- Country: Norway[6]
- Located in or next to body of water: Norwegian Sea[7]
- Owned by: Bjørnøen[8]
- Location: Arctic Ocean[9]
- Part of: Svalbard[10]
- Commons category: Bjørnøya[11]
- Time of discovery or invention: June 10, 1596[12]
- Highest point: Miseryfjellet[13]
- Located in/on physical feature: Barents Sea[14]
- Topic's main category: Category:Bear Island (Norway)[15]
- Commons gallery: Bear Island[16]
- Population: 9[17]
- Described by source: Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[18]
- Native label: Bjørnøya[19]
- Different from: Bjørnøya[20], Bjørnøya (Bømlo)[21]
- Length: 20 km[22]
- Elevation above sea level: 536 m[23]
- Area: 178 km²[24]
- Width: 15.5 km[25]
- Language used: Norwegian[26]
- Category for maps or plans: Category:Maps of Bjørnøya[27]
Why It Matters
Bear Island has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 56 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]