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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|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==
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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==
* [[Koloc Point]]
* [[Moore Dome]]
* [[Eckman Bluff]]
* [[Mount Wilbanks]]
* [[Garwood Point]]
* [[Merrick Point]]
* [[Barnes Bluff]]
* [[Gurnon Peninsula]]
* [[Boschert Glacier]]
* [[Harmon Bay]]


==External links==
==External links==
* [[University of Wisconsin-Madison AWS Page http://amrc.ssec.wisc.edu/aws/index.php?region=West%20Antarctica&station=Bear%20Peninsula&year=2016&mode=international]]
* [http://amrc.ssec.wisc.edu/aws/index.php?region=West%20Antarctica&station=Bear%20Peninsula&year=2016&mode=international University of Wisconsin-Madison AWS Page]


[[Category: Geography of Westarctica]]
[[Category: Geography of Westarctica]]