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	The term Great Bear can refer to: Ursa Major Ursa Major Ursa Major is a constellation visible throughout the year in most of the northern hemisphere. Its name means the Great Bear in Latin. It is dominated by the widely recognized asterism known as the Big Dipper or Plough, which is a useful pointer toward north, and which has mythological significance in numerous world cultures.... , the constellation Constellation A constellation is a group of stars that appear to have a physical proximity in the sky. The stars in a constellation are often vastly distant from each other, but they appear close to each other from the perspective of Earth.... , whose name is the Latin Latin Latin is an Italic language, historically spoken in Latium and Ancient Rome. Through the Military history of the Roman Empire, Latin spread throughout the Mediterranean and a large part of Europe.... for "Great Bear". Great Bear Lake Great Bear Lake Great Bear Lake is the largest lake entirely within Canada , the third largest in North America, and the List of world's largest lakes in the world.... , the largest lake in the Northwest Territories of Canada and the fourth largest in North America. Great Bear Rainforest Great Bear Rainforest The Great Bear Rainforest is the name given by environmental groups in the 1990s to a region of temperate rain forest, specifically Pacific temperate rain forests, located on the British Columbia Coast of British Columbia, Canada, from Vancouver Island north to Alaska.... , British Columbia British Columbia British Columbia is the westernmost of Canada's Provinces and territories of Canada and is famed for its natural beauty, as reflected in its Latin motto, Splendor sine occasu .... . Great Bear Wilderness Great Bear Wilderness The Great Bear Wilderness is located in northern Montana, United States, within Lewis and Clark National Forest Created by an act of U.S. Congress in 1978, the wilderness comprises 286,700 acres and borders the Bob Marshall Wilderness on the north.... area in Montana Montana Montana is a U.S. state in the Western United States. The western third of the state contains numerous mountain ranges; other 'island' ranges are found in the central third of the state, for a total of 77 named ranges of the Rocky Mountains.... . Great Bear Recreation Park Great Bear Recreation Park Great Bear Recreation Park, more commonly referred to as Great Bear, is a small ski hill just outside of Sioux Falls, South Dakota, in the United States.... , a ski hill in Sioux Falls, South Dakota Sioux Falls, South Dakota Sioux Falls is the largest city in the U.S. state of South Dakota. Sioux Falls is the county seat of Minnehaha County, South Dakota, and also extends into Lincoln County, South Dakota to the south.... . Great Bear (roller coaster) Great Bear (roller coaster) Great Bear is a roller coaster located at Hersheypark, Hershey, Pennsylvania. It was built by Bolliger & Mabillard during the winter of 1997 and opened for the 1998 season.... , an inverted steel rollercoaster at Hersheypark Hersheypark Hersheypark is an amusement park located in Hershey, Pennsylvania, close to the Hershey Chocolate Factory.Hersheypark was opened in 1907 as a leisure park for the employees of The Hershey Company, an United States confectionery company.... in Hershey, Pennsylvania Hershey, Pennsylvania Hershey is a census-designated place in Derry Township, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. The community is located 14 miles east of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania and is part of the Harrisburg–Carlisle, Pennsylvania Harrisburg metropolitan area.... . The Great Bear is also the name of a Scottish-based alt-country artist. The Great Bear The Great Bear The Great Bear is an artwork by Simon Patterson produced in 1992. At first glance the work looks like the London Underground Tube map, but Patterson uses each line to represent groups of people, from scientists, saints and philosophers to comedians, explorers and football ers.... , artwork by Simon Patterson Simon Patterson Simon Patterson is an England artist and was born in Leatherhead, Surrey. He was shortlisted for the Turner Prize in 1996 for his exhibitions at the Lisson Gallery, the Gandy Gallery and his three shows in Japan.... based on the London London London is the capital of both England and the United Kingdom, and the most populous municipality in the European Union. An important settlement for two millennia, History of London goes back to its founding by the Roman Empire.... Tube map Tube map The tube map is the schematic diagram representing the lines, stations, and zones of London's rapid transit railway system, the London Underground .... . The Great Bear (play) The Great Bear (play) The Great Bear is a 1951 play, never produced, by United Kingdom playwright John Osborne.... , a 1951 play, never produced, by John Osborne John Osborne John James Osborne was an England playwright, screenwriter, actor and critic of The Establishment. The stunning success of his 1956 play Look Back in Anger transformed English theatre.... GWR 111 The Great Bear GWR 111 The Great Bear *The Great Bear*, number 111, was a locomotive of the Great Western Railway. It was the first 4-6-2 Pacific locomotive used on a railway in the United Kingdom, and the only one of that type ever built by the GWR.... , a British steam locomotive.