Bear Peninsula - Revision history

DukeBearPeninsula: added note on WPS protection

2025-08-12T17:14:56Z

added note on WPS protection

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	==Duchy of the Bear Peninsula==		==Duchy of the Bear Peninsula==
	In 2017, the title [[Duke of the Bear Peninsula]] was bestowed upon C. Jordan Farmer. He was later appointed to the cabinet post of [[Minister of Citizenship & Immigration]] as well as serving as the Commissioner of the [[Westarctica Civilian Corps]] prior to being elected [[Prime Minister of Westarctica]] in February 2019.		In 2017, the title [[Duke of the Bear Peninsula]] was bestowed upon C. Jordan Farmer. He was later appointed to the cabinet post of [[Minister of Citizenship & Immigration]] as well as serving as the Commissioner of the [[Westarctica Civilian Corps]] prior to being elected [[Prime Minister of Westarctica]] in February 2019.

			==Protection by the government==
			On 8 August 2025, [[Grand Duke Travis]] protected the part of the peninsula under the oversight of the [[Westarctican Parks Service]] as part of [[Hamilton Ice Piedmont Conservation Area]].

	==Geographic features==		==Geographic features==

DukeBearPeninsula: added info on emperor penguin breeding colony

2025-03-12T17:19:29Z

added info on emperor penguin breeding colony

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	This ship, under the name ''Bear of Oakland'', also served as flagship of Admiral [[Richard E. Byrd]] from 1933-35.		This ship, under the name ''Bear of Oakland'', also served as flagship of Admiral [[Richard E. Byrd]] from 1933-35.


	==Weather and climate==		==Weather and climate==
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	The highest temperature recorded on the Bear Peninsula was 5°C (41°F) on 14 Jan 2013. The lowest temperature recorded was -42.4°C (-44.32°F)		The highest temperature recorded on the Bear Peninsula was 5°C (41°F) on 14 Jan 2013. The lowest temperature recorded was -42.4°C (-44.32°F)

			==Important Bird Area==
			A 490 ha site on fast ice east of the headland of Hummer Point on [[Gurnon Peninsula]] has been designated an Important Bird Area (IBA) by BirdLife International because it supports a breeding colony of about 9,500 emperor penguins, estimated from 2009 satellite

	==Duchy of the Bear Peninsula==		==Duchy of the Bear Peninsula==

Westarctica: /* Geographic features */ added link to Harmon Bay

2020-08-23T04:06:42Z

Geographic features: added link to Harmon Bay

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	* [[Gurnon Peninsula]]		* [[Gurnon Peninsula]]
	* [[Boschert Glacier]]		* [[Boschert Glacier]]
			* [[Harmon Bay]]

	==External links==		==External links==

Westarctica: /* Geographic features */

2019-12-09T05:58:48Z

Geographic features

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	* [[Barnes Bluff]]		* [[Barnes Bluff]]
	* [[Gurnon Peninsula]]		* [[Gurnon Peninsula]]
			* [[Boschert Glacier]]

	==External links==		==External links==

Westarctica: added links to Barnes Bluff and Gurnon Peninsula

2019-12-02T02:13:33Z

added links to Barnes Bluff and Gurnon Peninsula

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	* [[Garwood Point]]		* [[Garwood Point]]
	* [[Merrick Point]]		* [[Merrick Point]]
	* Gurnon Peninsula		* [[Barnes Bluff]]
			* [[Gurnon Peninsula]]

	==External links==		==External links==

Westarctica at 17:24, 11 February 2019

2019-02-11T17:24:26Z

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	==Discovery and name==		==Discovery and name==
	The peninsula was first delineated from aerial photographs taken by [[U.S. Navy]] Operation Highjump in January 1947, and was named after the ice-ship USS ''Bear'', flagship of the U.S. [[Antarctica\|Antarctic]] Service, from which three reconnaissance flights were made in late February 1940, resulting in the discovery of the [[Walgreen Coast]] (with probable sighting of this feature) and the [[Thurston Island]] area.		The peninsula was first delineated from aerial photographs taken by [[U.S. Navy]] Operation Highjump in January 1947, and was named after the ice-ship [[USS Bear\|USS ''Bear'']], flagship of the U.S. [[Antarctica\|Antarctic]] Service, from which three reconnaissance flights were made in late February 1940, resulting in the discovery of the [[Walgreen Coast]] (with probable sighting of this feature) and the [[Thurston Island]] area.

	This ship, under the name ''Bear of Oakland'', also served as flagship of Admiral [[Richard E. Byrd]] from 1933-35.		This ship, under the name ''Bear of Oakland'', also served as flagship of Admiral [[Richard E. Byrd]] from 1933-35.
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	==Duchy of the Bear Peninsula==		==Duchy of the Bear Peninsula==
	In 2017, the title [[Duke of the Bear Peninsula]] was bestowed upon C. Jordan Farmer. He was later appointed to the cabinet post of [[Minister of Citizenship & Immigration]] as well as serving as the Commissioner of the [[Westarctica Civilian Corps]].		In 2017, the title [[Duke of the Bear Peninsula]] was bestowed upon C. Jordan Farmer. He was later appointed to the cabinet post of [[Minister of Citizenship & Immigration]] as well as serving as the Commissioner of the [[Westarctica Civilian Corps]] prior to being elected [[Prime Minister of Westarctica]] in February 2019.

	==Geographic features==		==Geographic features==

Westarctica: /* Geographic features */

2019-02-04T16:59:21Z

Geographic features

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	* [[Mount Wilbanks]]		* [[Mount Wilbanks]]
	* [[Garwood Point]]		* [[Garwood Point]]
			* [[Merrick Point]]
			* Gurnon Peninsula

	==External links==		==External links==

Westarctica: /* Geographic features */

2019-02-04T16:55:18Z

Geographic features

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	* [[Eckman Bluff]]		* [[Eckman Bluff]]
	* [[Mount Wilbanks]]		* [[Mount Wilbanks]]
			* [[Garwood Point]]

	==External links==		==External links==

Westarctica: added some geographic features of the Peninsula

2019-02-04T16:38:23Z

added some geographic features of the Peninsula

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	==Duchy of the Bear Peninsula==		==Duchy of the Bear Peninsula==
	In 2017, the title [[Duke of the Bear Peninsula]] was bestowed upon C. Jordan Farmer. He was later appointed to the cabinet post of [[Minister of Citizenship & Immigration]] as well as serving as the Commissioner of the [[Westarctica Civilian Corps]].		In 2017, the title [[Duke of the Bear Peninsula]] was bestowed upon C. Jordan Farmer. He was later appointed to the cabinet post of [[Minister of Citizenship & Immigration]] as well as serving as the Commissioner of the [[Westarctica Civilian Corps]].

			==Geographic features==
			* [[Koloc Point]]
			* [[Moore Dome]]
			* [[Eckman Bluff]]
			* [[Mount Wilbanks]]

	==External links==		==External links==

Westarctica at 17:48, 16 September 2018

2018-09-16T17:48:18Z

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	[[File:Bear and martin peninsulas.jpg\|thumb\|Bear and Martin Peninsulas]]		[[File:Bear and martin peninsulas.jpg\|thumb\|Bear and Martin Peninsulas]]
	'''Bear Peninsula''' (74°35′S 111°00′W) is a peninsula about 80 km (50 mi) long and 40 km (25 mi) wide which is [[ice]] covered except for several isolated rock bluffs and outcrops along its margins, lying 48 km 30 mi) east of [[Martin Peninsula]] on the [[Walgreen Coast]] of [[Westarctica]].		The '''Bear Peninsula''' (74°35′S 111°00′W) is a peninsula about 80 km (50 mi) long and 40 km (25 mi) wide which is [[ice]] covered except for several isolated rock bluffs and outcrops along its margins, lying 48 km 30 mi) east of [[Martin Peninsula]] on the [[Walgreen Coast]] of [[Westarctica]].

	==Discovery and name==		==Discovery and name==
	The peninsula was first delineated from aerial photographs taken by U.S. Navy Operation Highjump in January 1947, and was named after the ice-ship USS ''Bear'', flagship of the U.S. [[Antarctica\|Antarctic]] Service, from which three reconnaissance flights were made in late February 1940, resulting in the discovery of the [[Walgreen Coast]] (with probable sighting of this feature) and the [[Thurston Island]] area.		The peninsula was first delineated from aerial photographs taken by [[U.S. Navy]] Operation Highjump in January 1947, and was named after the ice-ship USS ''Bear'', flagship of the U.S. [[Antarctica\|Antarctic]] Service, from which three reconnaissance flights were made in late February 1940, resulting in the discovery of the [[Walgreen Coast]] (with probable sighting of this feature) and the [[Thurston Island]] area.

	This ship, under the name ''Bear of Oakland'', also served as flagship of ~~the~~ Admiral [[Richard E. Byrd]] from 1933-35.		This ship, under the name ''Bear of Oakland'', also served as flagship of Admiral [[Richard E. Byrd]] from 1933-35.

	==Weather and climate==		==Weather and climate==