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A clickable map of Lower Great Bear Island.Broken RailroadForlorn MuskegMountain TownMystery Lake)The RavineWinding RiverPleasant ValleyTimberwolf MountainCoastal HighwayCrumbling HighwayDesolation PointHushed River ValleyBleak InletBlackrockAsh Canyon

A clickable map of Lower Great Bear Island.

A clickable map of the .Forsaken AirfieldZone of ContaminationTransfer PassFar Range Branch Line

A clickable map of the Far Territory.

​​​​​​ Great Bear Island is a fictional island ​​​​​​that is the main setting of The Long Dark. The Island is geographically located off the northern-western coast of mainland Canada, and is entirely surrounded by the Pacific Ocean. It is also located inside the Ring of Fire, resulting a higher than average amount of earthquakes.

​​​​​​ The Island is inspired by the real world Vancouver Island.

History

Great Bear Island was once a lively region rich in natural resources and rustic communities. The abundance of coal, the flowing rivers, and the pristine forests on the island attracted the attention of corporations from the mainland. Over the course of many years, these industrial barons established mines, logging camps, and dams to exploit the natural wonders of Great Bear.

While this industrial boom brought economic prosperity and stability to many island residents, the unsustainable harvesting of the island's resources also upset some of the locals. Tourism and many modern amenities (such as banks and convenience stores) accompanied industry growth, further scarring the island's once primal landscape and deepening many islanders' dependence on outside interests. Because of the often destructive, exploitive encroachment of technology and industrialization on the island's traditional way of life, many Great Bear residents developed a deep resentment and distrust of "mainlanders" and outsiders.

During the turmoil of The Collapse, approximately ten years before the events of The Long Dark, a series of major earthquakes rocked Great Bear, destroying much of the island's infrastructure and industry during the ongoing economic crisis. As a result, the corporations that once flocked to reap the island's resources abandoned their camps and mines, sending what was left of the local communities into economic turmoil. Great Bear never fully recovered from the quakes, and, as a result, many abandoned facilities, destroyed roadways, and ghost towns dot the island--remnants of a once thriving region.

Notable Island Landmarks and Regions

Notable Inhabitants

For more information, see Characters.

"Islanders"

"Mainlanders"

Native Wildlife Species

For more information, see Wildlife.

Fauna

Flora

Maps

  1. ↑ Risk of Infection/TranscriptMackenzie: "You alone out here?" Jeremiah: "Yeah, I keep to myself. Hunt a bit. Fish in the summer. Keep my traplines full. Once a couple of month's, I head down to Rupert's Landing. Trade for what I need."
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