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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.

Understand[edit]

Remnants of whaling station at Kvalrossbukta

Bear Island is named after a polar bear and is the southernmost island in Svalbard. Along with the adjacent waters, it was declared a nature reserve in 2002.

Get in[edit]

There are very few opportunities for individual travel to Bjørnøya. A few yachts make landfall, usually en route between the Norwegian mainland and Spitsbergen. A small number of cruising ships have visited the island, but tourism is otherwise almost nonexistent.

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See[edit]

Stappen bird cliff

Do[edit]

Urd, at 536 m the highest point of the island, is in Miseryfjellet, the mountainous eastern part of Bear Island.

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