1. Great Bear Lake is covered with ice from late November to July.

2. Almagests Miniatures of Ursa minor (Little Bear) and Ursa major (Great Bear), in tables from Ptolemy's Almagest

3. Auriga definition: a conspicuous constellation in the N hemisphere between the Great Bear and Orion , at the Meaning, pronunciation, translations and examples

4. One of the most famous Asterisms is the Big Dipper which is actually part of the larger constellation of Ursa Major or the Great Bear.

5. Noun Latin genitive Aurigae (ɔːˈraɪdʒiː) a conspicuous constellation in the N hemisphere between the Great Bear and Orion, at the edge of the Milky Way

6. Here the region abuts onto the Great Shield-edge lakes - Great Bear, Great Slave, Athabasca, Wollaston, Reindeer, South Indian - famous for their interlocking convolutions of islands and bays.

7. Here the Hoarfrost River region abuts onto the great Shield-edge lakes - Great Bear, Great Slave, Athabasca, Wollaston, Reindeer, South Indian - famous for their interlocking convolutions of islands and bays.