Bear Island
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Bear Island is a remote, largely uninhabited Norwegian island in the Barents Sea, situated between mainland Norway and the Svalbard archipelago.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Bear Island canonical | 3 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
island
ⓘ
nature reserve ⓘ protected area ⓘ |
| administeredBy | Norwegian Polar Institute NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| area | approximately 178 km² ⓘ |
| climate | subarctic maritime climate ⓘ |
| country | Norway ⓘ |
| designatedAs | nature reserve ⓘ |
| discoveredBy | Willem Barentsz NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| discoveryYear | 1596 ⓘ |
| distanceTo |
about 230 km south of Spitsbergen
ⓘ
about 400 km north of mainland Norway ⓘ |
| elevation | Miseryfjellet 536 m ⓘ |
| governedUnder | Svalbard Treaty framework (Norwegian jurisdiction) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCoastlineFeature |
bays
ⓘ
rocky shores ⓘ sea cliffs ⓘ |
| hasEconomicActivityHistory |
coal exploration
ⓘ
sealing ⓘ whaling ⓘ |
| hasEnglishName | Bear Island NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFauna |
Arctic fox
ⓘ
polar bears ⓘ seabirds ⓘ seals ⓘ |
| hasFlora | Arctic tundra vegetation ⓘ |
| hasOfficialName | Bjørnøya NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPermanentPopulation | no ⓘ |
| hasSeasonalPopulation | yes ⓘ |
| hasWeatherStation | yes ⓘ |
| highestPoint | Miseryfjellet NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| importantFor |
Arctic wildlife
ⓘ
seabird colonies ⓘ |
| islandGroup | Svalbard NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| latitude | approximately 74.5° N ⓘ |
| locatedBetween |
Svalbard archipelago
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
mainland Norway ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Arctic Ocean
ⓘ
Arctic region ⓘ Barents Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| longitude | approximately 19° E ⓘ |
| namedAfter | a polar bear seen during discovery ⓘ |
| natureReserveSince | 2002 ⓘ |
| partOf | Norway NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sovereignState | Norway NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| surroundedBy | steep cliffs in many places ⓘ |
| uninhabited | largely true ⓘ |
| weatherStationOperatedBy | Norway NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.