Steller's arch, located on the southwest shore of the largest of the commander Islands, Bering island, 40 km from the village of Nikolskoye is a unique monument of nature, representing the geological structure in the form of an arch. Steller's arch is a part and the main symbol of the Komandorsky state nature biosphere reserve. Its total height is about 20, 6 m.

For many centuries wind storm on the southwest coast of the beautiful island of Bering blown from the rocks soft rocks, leaving only the stone arch. Gazing at this amazing natural architectural structure, 's amazing to think that it was not made by man, and nature.

This geological object has been named in honor of German naturalist, an adjunct of the St. Petersburg Academy of Sciences of the Georg Wilhelm Steller. G. V. Steller took part in the Second Kamchatka expedition, and in 1741-1742, wintered on Bering island, having suffered a crash on the packet "St. the Apostle Peter". During your stay on the island German naturalist spent a huge amount of research. He studied the topography and Geology of the area, described over 200 species of flowering plants and collected a herbarium. In addition, the scientist gathered a huge collection of birds, animals and fishes. Among the collection of birds is considered the most interesting outdoor G. W. Steller endemic to the Bering - spectacled cormorant. This bird is up to 14 pounds in weight. Steller is the only person who saw the spectacled cormorant live and made it description.

The scientist has a scientific description of the flora and fauna of the Bering island, included in the book "Physical and topographical description of the island of Bering".
A Grand work of Georg Steller was useful for science. Numerous manuscripts and draft records of German scientist went to the Academy of Sciences today are in its archive in St. Petersburg. The writings of naturalist became famous all over the world.

In addition to the Arch Steller, in honour of Georg Steller was named mount Steller is the highest point of Bering island.