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    Bear Island

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    47°01′N 90°45′W

    Bear Island is one of the Apostle Islands of northern Wisconsin in Lake Superior, and is part of the Apostle Islands National Lakeshore. Unlike nearby Madeline Island, it is not open to commercial development. There is another Bear Island in Balsam Lake.

    Bear Island in the Apostle Islands National Lakeshore. The head of the "bear" is on the right and the body on the left. This file was uploaded with Commonist.
    Bear Island in the Apostle Islands National Lakeshore. The head of the "bear" is on the right and the body on the left. This file was uploaded with Commonist.

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    47°01′N 90°45′W

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    Bear Island is one of the Apostle Islands of northern Wisconsin in Lake Superior, and is part of the Apostle Islands National Lakeshore. Unlike nearby Madeline Island, it is not open to commercial development. There is another Bear Island in Balsam Lake.

    From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0

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    Nearest islands

    Also in Apostle Islands

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    • Geometry, areas and high points: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Copernicus GLO-30, via Talus.
    • Talus
    • Wikidata
    • Wikipedia

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