Information About

Bear Island

Quick Facts

Open in The Map Bear Island on The Map

Location

61 ° 6' 16.999" N,
142 ° 26' 2" W

Region

Valdez-Cordova (CA)

Nearest City

McCarthy

Elevation

1499 ft (456.9 m)

Bear Island in Detail.

About

in Chitina River, 10 mi. W of Gibraltar Hill, 28 mi. SE of McCarthy; St. Elias Mts.

History

so named in 1915 by F. H. Moffit, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), "besause a bear was seen on its shore."