Must-see river spot · Qikiqtaaluk Region, Nunavut
Bear Island
Bear Island is a river spot in Qikiqtaaluk Region, Nunavut.
Bear Island: crowds and conditions
Typical pattern: heavy on weekends and holidays; arrive early morning. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.
Status options for this river spot: Water flowing well · Low flow / trickle · Dry, no water · Entry closed.
Best time to visit Bear Island
Season: September to February; boat services pause in floods.
Busiest days: Weekends, public holidays, Sankranti and Dasara breaks.
Crowd: Heavy on weekends and holidays; arrive early morning.
Typical week: Mon busy · Tue light · Wed light · Thu light · Fri busy · Sat packed · Sun packed.
How to reach Bear Island — distance from nearby cities
Coordinates: 62.44926, -64.26872. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.
Places to visit near Bear Island
- Little Hall Island · river spot · Qikiqtaaluk Region · ~11 km · Must-see
- Hudson Island · river spot · Qikiqtaaluk Region · ~12 km · Must-see
- Loks Land · river spot · Qikiqtaaluk Region · ~24 km · Must-see
- Lefferts Island · river spot · Qikiqtaaluk Region · ~51 km · Must-see
- Morris Island · river spot · Qikiqtaaluk Region · ~4 km
- Bigler Bay · beach · Qikiqtaaluk Region · ~34 km
- Chapell Inlet · beach · Qikiqtaaluk Region · ~51 km
- Singeyer Pass · viewpoint · Qikiqtaaluk Region · ~74 km
- Osbon Bay · beach · Qikiqtaaluk Region · ~10 km
- Mount Dillon · viewpoint · Qikiqtaaluk Region · ~13 km
- Hall Island · river spot · Qikiqtaaluk Region · ~13 km
- Mount Warwick · viewpoint · Qikiqtaaluk Region · ~13 km
- Young Bay · beach · Qikiqtaaluk Region · ~14 km
- North Foreland · viewpoint · Qikiqtaaluk Region · ~14 km
- Cape Hayes · viewpoint · Qikiqtaaluk Region · ~15 km
- Queen Elizabeth Foreland · viewpoint · Qikiqtaaluk Region · ~17 km
- Pseudo Bear Island · river spot · Qikiqtaaluk Region · ~19 km
- Frobisher Bay · beach · Qikiqtaaluk Region · ~20 km
Other rivers, islands & mangroves near Bear Island
- Little Hall Island · river spot · Qikiqtaaluk Region · ~11 km · Must-see
- Hudson Island · river spot · Qikiqtaaluk Region · ~12 km · Must-see
- Loks Land · river spot · Qikiqtaaluk Region · ~24 km · Must-see
- Lefferts Island · river spot · Qikiqtaaluk Region · ~51 km · Must-see
- Lady Franklin Island · river spot · Qikiqtaaluk Region · ~75 km · Must-see
- Kodlunarn Island · river spot · Qikiqtaaluk Region · ~90 km · Must-see
- Edgell Island · river spot · Qikiqtaaluk Region · ~99 km · Must-see
- Rogers Island · river spot · Qikiqtaaluk Region · ~112 km · Must-see
- Gross Island · river spot · Qikiqtaaluk Region · ~119 km · Must-see
- Halford Island · river spot · Qikiqtaaluk Region · ~120 km · Must-see
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Frequently asked
Are boats running today?
No visitor has reported the boating status for Bear Island yet. Typical pattern: heavy on weekends and holidays; arrive early morning. Busiest: Weekends, public holidays, Sankranti and Dasara breaks.
What is the best time to visit Bear Island?
September to February; boat services pause in floods. Heavy on weekends and holidays; arrive early morning.
What are the places to visit near Bear Island?
Nearby: Little Hall Island (river spot, 11 km), Hudson Island (river spot, 12 km), Loks Land (river spot, 24 km), Lefferts Island (river spot, 51 km), Morris Island (river spot, 4 km), Bigler Bay (beach, 34 km).
Is Bear Island worth visiting?
Bear Island is listed as a must-see river spot in Nunavut on Spotwander.