Talk:Bear Island (Svalbard)

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It could use some work still, but even without that work this article is certainly pretty good.--P-Chan 05:23, 12 May 2006 (UTC)

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 * Every statement that is challenged or likely to be challenged needs an inline citation.

Regards, Epbr123 20:46, 17 September 2007 (UTC)


 * Well, fine. Which statements do you consider challenged or likely to be challenged? 91.64.31.91 08:49, 18 September 2007 (UTC)


 * "A coal mine with a small settlement named Tunheim on the northeastern coast existed from 1916 to 1925, but mining was given up as unprofitable. Due to the cold and dry climate, the remains of the settlement (including a half-destroyed jetty and a steam locomotive) are relatively well preserved."
 * "A Norwegian radio station (Bjørnøya Radio, callsign: LJB[4]) was established in Herwighamna on the north coast in 1919."
 * "The Norwegian Polar Institute conducts annual expeditions to Bjørnøya, mostly concerned with ornithological research."
 * "Water depths near the island and to the north and east do not much exceed 100 metres,"
 * "its surface area is 178 km²."
 * "the highest top being Miseryfjellet on the southeast coast at about 536 metres above sea level."
 * "The lowland is strewn with shallow freshwater lakes which cover some 19 km² in all."
 * "Bjørnøya's climate is maritime-polar with relatively mild temperatures during the winter. January is the coldest month, with a mean temperature of −8.1°C (base period 1961–1990). July and August are the warmest months, with mean temperatures of 4.4°C. There is not much precipitation, with an average of 371 mm per year in the northern lowland area. The weather can be quite stable during the summer months although fog is common, with a maximum at 20% of all days in July; it develops when warm air of Atlantic origin passes over cold water."
 * "Thus, the water temperature can be quite variable within a few dozen nautical miles of Bjørnøya, sometimes reaching 10°C in summer."
 * "The polar night lasts from 8 November to 3 February, and the period of midnight sun from 2 May until 11 August." Epbr123 05:47, 20 September 2007 (UTC)


 * Sorry for not logging in earlier, the previous comment by 91.64.xxx.xxx was from me. I happen to have written most of the article. Most (or probably all) of the statements mentioned are based upon the sources named in the article, particularly the sailing directions and the history book. I wonder why anyone should consider them likely to be challenged.
 * If your concern is a perceived lack of inline citations, sorry to disappoint you but I consider the attempt to reference each and every statement extremist and a waste of time, particularly when applied to statements that nobody has ever questioned. If anybody bothers to stuff the article full with citations, let them, but I am not likely to participate in that type of activity, and if that means that the article is to be kicked off this or that list, well, have your fun with it. Kosebamse 13:08, 20 September 2007 (UTC)

Name change
I have changed the name of the article to Bear Island (Norway) per use English and per use common names and per outcomes of the dicussion held on the appropriate name of the Island at Categories for discussion/Log/2008 May 20. gidonb (talk) 14:41, 15 June 2008 (UTC)

Climate chart
I have made a climate chart based on official data from Norwegian Meteorological Institute, which operates the only weather station on the island. I suggest adding it to the article, as the climate always is a crucial factor for life/biomes in the Arctic. The tundra climate on Bear Island has clear maritime influences, making the winter somewhat less cold than typical for the high Arctic. Here it is:

Orcaborealis (talk) 22:39, 3 December 2011 (UTC)

Incorrect map
The map http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/24/Bjornoya_Location_Map-en.svg used to show the location of Bear Island contains three islands between Norway and the Shetlands along the 60° longitude. Is there an alternative map that can be used? Tormod Renberg Lerøy (talk) 15:37, 14 February 2013 (UTC)

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No longer permafrost supporting climate
https://en.allmetsat.com/weather-forecast/europe.php?city=bjornoya-no

Even in winter it's barely freezing there. The sunlight is extremely low, but flora should rapidly accelerate with the introduction of significant growing season and no surface permafrost (lag time for deeper frost) The mean annual temp (MAT) was already in the upper 20s decades ago. With recent data, even Longyearbyen, Spitsbergen, at nearly 80 degs N, has a MAT in the upper 20s. B137 (talk) 23:43, 3 January 2019 (UTC)

Article Name Change
I suggest that the wikipedia article of Bear Island be changed from the current to Bear Island (Svalbard). There are multiple Bear Islands within Norway but only one in Svalbard so I think this would be the least confusing. It would also be consistent with other patterns of islands in Svalbard that follow this trend, such as https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hopen_(Svalbard). https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:EmilePersaud 14:43, 14 August 2022 (UTC) — Preceding unsigned comment added by EmilePersaud (talk • contribs)

Morse
Morse code normally has gaps between the letters.

So "BJO" would be "-... .--- ---".

Is this the case for the call sign?

Morse Stephen B Streater (talk) 18:46, 18 January 2024 (UTC)