Miseryfjellet

Miseryfjellet
Elevation	536 m (1,759 ft)
Prominence	536 m (1,759 ft)
Location
Miseryfjellet Bear Island, Barents Sea, Norway
Coordinates	74°26′N 19°10′E / 74.433°N 19.167°E / 74.433; 19.167Coordinates: 74°26′N 19°10′E / 74.433°N 19.167°E / 74.433; 19.167

Miseryfjellet, at 536 metres (1,759 ft), is the tallest peak on Bear Island (Bjørnøya), a Norwegian island in the Barents Sea. Miseryfjellet is on the eastern side of Bear Island and contains three distinct component peaks.^[1] The name Bear Island is derived from the seasonal presence of polar bears, Ursus maritimus, whose population in the Barents Sea region is a genetically distinct sub-population of this species.^[2]

References

• Bear Island: Description (1999)
• C. Michael Hogan (2008) Polar Bear: Ursus maritimus, globalTwitcher.com, ed. Nicklas Stromberg

Line notes

1. ^ Bear Island, 1999
2. ^ C. Michael Hogan (2008) Polar Bear: Ursus maritimus, globalTwitcher.com, ed. Nicklas Stromberg