Feature Name (see definition): Bear Island

Feature Class (see definition): Island

Country Code (see definition): AQ (Antarctica)

Feature ID (see definition): 1125

Primary Latitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition): 68° 11' 00" S

Primary Longitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition): 067° 04' 00" W

Primary Latitude in decimal degrees (see definition): -68.1833333

Primary Longitude in decimal degrees (see definition): -67.0666667

Elevation (see definition): No data

Decision Year (see definition): 01/01/1956

Description (see definition): 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 British Graham Land Expedition (BGLE), 1934-37, and the U.S. Antarctic Service (USAS), 1939-41, both based in the Stonington Island area. It was surveyed in 1947 by the Falklands Islands Dependencies Survey (FIDS), who named it for the USS Bear, flagship of the U.S. Antarctic Service (USAS) which visited this area in 1940.

Date Created (see definition): No data

Date Edited (see definition): No data