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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.
Aug 23, 2023 · 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...
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“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, Norwegian Bjørnøya, is an islet in the Arctic Ocean, between Northern Norway and Svalbard. The island has no permanent population, except some meteorology crew.
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.
A long narrow island of hard bedrock at the entrance to Van Mijentfjorden, the northern fjord arm of Bellsund. It is popular for a Zodiac cruise around the island and through the narrow Mariasundet, with the strong currents that attract seabirds.
