Bear Island is an island in Lake Temagami

Lake Temagami

Lake Temagami, formerly spelt as Lake Timagami, is a lake in Nipissing District in northeastern Ontario, Canada, situated approximately 80 km north of North Bay...

 of Northeastern Ontario

Northeastern Ontario

Northeastern Ontario is the region within the Canadian province of Ontario which lies north and east of Lakes Superior and Huron.Northeastern Ontario consists of the districts of Algoma, Sudbury, Cochrane, Timiskaming, Nipissing and Manitoulin; and the single-tier municipality of Greater...

, Canada

Canada

Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...

. With an area of 4.66 square kilometre, it is the seconed largest island in Lake Temagami after Temagami Island

Temagami Island

Temagami Island, formerly spelt as Timagami Island, is an island in Lake Temagami in Northeastern Ontario, Canada. It is the largest island within the lake, with Bear Island coming second. The island has many hiking trails that lead into the old-growth forest that is a mix of large white and red...

. Much of Bear Island is in Joan Township

Joan Township, Ontario

Joan Township is a geographic township in Temagami, Nipissing District, Northeastern Ontario, Canada, situated in the core of Lake Temagami. It covers much of Bear Island, the northern tip of Temagami Island, the Northwest Arm of Lake Temagami and the Joan Peninsula....

, a geographic township

Township (Canada)

The term township generally means the district or area associated with a town. However in some systems no town needs to be involved. The specific use of the term to describe political subdivisions has varied by country, usually to describe a local rural or semi-rural government within the county...

 that also includes the Joan Peninsula

Joan Peninsula

The Joan Peninsula is a peninsula in Northeastern Ontario, Canada, situated in the central portion of Lake Temagami. It is surrounded by three portions of Lake Temagami; Granny Bay to the north, the Northwest Arm to the west and another arm of Lake Temagami to the east that connects with Granny Bay...

 to the northwest.

Bear Island is home to the Temagami First Nation

Temagami First Nation

Temagami First Nation is located on Bear Island, Lake Temagami, Ontario, Canada. It is home to a portion of the Aboriginal community, the Teme-Augama Anishnabai . The island is the seconed largest in Lake Temagami after Temagami Island...

 and is a portion of the Aboriginal community, the Teme-Augama Anishnabai

Teme-Augama Anishnabai

The Teme-Augama Anishnabai is the Aboriginal community of the Temagami First Nation. The TAA have trapped and hunted animals in the Temagami region of Canada for over 5,000 years...

 (the deep water people). It is only a small portion of the Anishnabe's n'Daki Menan (homeland) which includes 10000 square kilometre of land in the area. Bear Island has had human habitation as early as 1000 BC.

Geology

Bear Island lies at the eastern end of the Temagami Magnetic Anomaly

Temagami Magnetic Anomaly

The Temagami Magnetic Anomaly, also called the Temagami Anomaly or the Wanapitei Anomaly, is a large buried geologic structure in Ontario, Canada, stretching from Lake Wanapitei in the west to Bear Island in Lake Temagami....

, a buried geological structure that is egg shaped.