kerk discovered bear island. it is part of the svalbard archipelago and is located in the barents sea between western svalbard and cape northcap. on that day, a polar bear swam up to the dutch ships, tried to get on board, hence the name that they gave to the island, the bear was considered free territory of souls without the berninian treatise of 1920. over the island, as well as over the entire archipelago, the sovereignty of norway was recognized, but the participating countries received the right to equal access to this territory for hunting, fishing, coal mining and economic activities. island, bear talks. nothing ended. today, a norwegian weather station operates on the island, but no one is constantly here. does not live on june 10, 1886, king ludwig ii of bavaria, the government of the country declared this monarch insane and was nicknamed the fairy-tale king. he was fond of poetry, music, patronage of art and was indifferent to state affairs, people, the second built luxurious castles and lived. there, i