Difference between revisions of "Bouvet Island"

The island was first spotted on 1 January 1739 by Frenchman Jean-Baptiste Charles Bouvet de Lozier, after whom it was later named. He recorded inaccurate coordinates and the island was not sighted again until 1808, when the British whaler captain James Lindsay named it '''Lindsay Island'''.  The first claim of landing, although disputed, was by American sailor Benjamin Morrell. In 1825, the island was claimed for the British Crown by George Norris, who named it '''Liverpool Island'''. He also reported Thompson Island as nearby, although this was later shown to be a phantom island. The first ''Norvegia'' expedition landed on the island in 1927 and claimed it for Norway. At this time the island was named ''Bouvet Island'', or "Bouvetøya" in Norwegian.