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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.
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. There is a permanently staffed Norwegian weather station at the north coast of the island.
Bjørnøya (Bear Island) is the southernmost part of Spitsbergen and is located at 74°30'N 19°Ø, about midway between the Norwegian mainland and Spitsbergen. Most of the island's 178 km2 are flat, with some mountainous areas in the south. The Miseryfjellet mountain is the tallest with 536 m.
Bear Island, Norwegian Bjørnøya, is an islet in the Arctic Ocean, between Northern Norway and Svalbard. The island has no permanent population, except some meteorology crew.
- What Bear Island Looks Like Up Close
- Why Bear Island Is A Nature Lover's Dream
- The Best Season For Visiting Bear Island
“Shaped like a rounded triangle, Bear Island is a very remote place, way out there in the rugged seas, hundreds of miles from anywhere. Lindblad is able to make a stop here because it's on our route from Norway to Svalbard. It’s an amazing area to explore. As you get closer, your excitement begins to swell because you’ve spent several hours approac...
“On Zodiac tours, we get an up-close look. Picture a perfectly perpendicular sea cliff, with rough waves hitting it, six- or ten-foot breakers, and thousands and thousands of birds on the ridges. The edges of the cliffs are painted all white from the bird guano, as if someone sprinkled confectionary sugar all around. The common mure and thick-bille...
“Breeding season goes from May and June into July. During these months, Bear Island is an absolutely critical breeding area for six or seven different species of birds. They arrive in droves and their sole objective is to get a single egg fledged. Atlantic puffins breed on Bear Island too. Their numbers are much smaller, but we do see breeding puff...
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.
Almost half way between Tromsø and Svalbard is isolated Bear Island – considered the southernmost island of the Svalbard Archipelago. The unglaciated island is an impressive Nature Reserve of steep, high cliffs that are frequented by seabirds, specifically at the southern tip.
