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Bear Island (Norwegian: Bjørnøya, pronounced [ˈbjø̀ːɳœʏɑ]) is the southernmost island of the Norwegian Svalbard archipelago. The island is located at the limits of the Norwegian and Barents seas, approximately halfway between Spitsbergen and the North Cape.
Bear Island is a 1979 thriller film based on Alistair MacLean's 1971 novel of the same name. It was directed by Don Sharp, and starring Donald Sutherland, Vanessa Redgrave, Richard Widmark, Christopher Lee and Lloyd Bridges.
Nov 1, 1979 · On the remote Norwegian Bear Island, used as a submarine base by the Germans during World War II, U.N. scientist Larsen sends a distress signal using an emergency N.A.T.O. frequency, and is received by scientific vessel Morning Rose.
Bear Island is a remote island in the north that is home to House Mormont. It lies within the Bay of Ice, north of Deepwood Motte and south of the Frozen Shore. [1] The Mormonts live at Mormont Keep.
Nov 16, 2023 · Bjørnøya (Bear Island) is the southernmost island of the Svalbard archipelago, halfway between Norway and Spitsbergen. The island is 178 km 2 large and relatively rarely visited, but fascinating.
Apr 30, 2020 · This small island, the southernmost point of Norway’s Svalbard archipelago, sits nearly 250 miles from the Norwegian mainland and 150 miles away from the tip of Spitsbergen, the next closet island in the archipelago.
In this new episode of Expedition Spotlight, watch as Litton and guests explore the island’s towering cliffs and hard-to-reach caves on a Zodiac cruise often described as one of the best we do...
Bear Island, or Bjørnøya in Norwegian, is located in the Barents Sea about 450 km (280 miles) north of Norway and about 225 km (140 miles) south of Spitsbergen.
Information about Bjørnøya (Bear Island) Bear Island is considered Svalbard’s southernmost island, roughly half way between Spitsbergen and Norway’s North Cape. Although the last polar bears were seen in 2004, the name goes back to Dutch explorer Willem Barentsz and his visit in 1596.
Aug 7, 2022 · Resources and information to help you learn about Bear Island and plan your kayaking, hiking, camping, boating, sailing or lighthouse touring visit to the Apostle Islands National Lakeshore.