Name details

Bear Island

Bear Island (The name as it would appear in a gazetteer)

Bear Island  (The name as it would appear on a map)

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United States Gazetteer Id 122315

Feature type: Island (5)

Origin

This name originates from United States of America. It is part of the United States Gazetteer and the SCAR Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica.

Names that other countries have for this feature:

Narrative

Rocky island lying 1 mi W of Stonington Island in Marguerite Bay, off the coast of Graham Land. The island was presumably known to the BGLE, 1934-37, and the USAS, 1939-41, both based in the Stonington Island area. It was surveyed in 1947 by the FIDS, who named it for the USS Bear, flagship of the USAS which visited this area in 1940.

Named For

Location

Latitude:
68° 11' 00.0" S
-68.18333°
Unknown precision
Longitude:
67° 04' 00.0" W
-67.06667°
Unknown precision
Altitude:
Not recorded
Unknown precision

Images

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Map

Source

Location Method:
Unknown
Source Name:
Unknown
Source Identifier:
Source Scale:
Unknown
Source Institution:
Unknown
Source Person:
Unknown
Source Publisher:
Unknown
Remote sensing:
Not Applicable

Comments

None

Approval status

Status:
Unknown
Date approved:
1-Jan-1956

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