Bear Island

Related Category: Scandinavian Physical Geography

Svalbard: see Bjørnøya.

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Bjørnøya - island, 69 sq mi in the Barents Sea, c.275 mi (440 km) N of Norway; southernmost island of Svalbard. It rises to 1,759 ft (536 m). There are polar fox and polar bear on the island. Probably known to...