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In 1927, the first Norvegia expedition landed on the island, and claimed it for Norway. At that point, the island was given its current name of Bouvet Island ("Bouvetøya" in Norwegian). [6] In 1930, following resolution of a dispute with the United Kingdom over claiming rights, it was declared a Norwegian dependency.
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Jul 18, 2024 · Bouvet Island was discovered in 1739 by the French navigator Jean-Baptiste-Charles Bouvet de Lozier (1705–86), for whom it is named. It was rediscovered by a German expedition in 1898, and Norwegian expeditions to the Antarctic in the 1920s claimed it for Norway as a potential whaling station.
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Jul 26, 2024 · The island was named after the French naval officer who discovered it in 1739, although no country laid claim to it until 1825, when the British flag was raised. A few expeditions visited the island in the late 19th century.
Nov 24, 2022 · First spotted by the French in 1739, the island was not found again until 1808 by the British because of a mapping mistake. While it was originally claimed by Britain, Lars Christensen's first Norvegia expedition in 1927 landed on Bouvet and claimed it for Norway.
May 1, 2010 · Wiki Travel. For a place known as “the loneliest place on earth,” a surprising number of people have tried to claim it. An uninhabited frozen isle halfway between South Africa and Antarctica,...
Apr 25, 2024 · Bouvet Island’s story begins in 1739, discovered by the French naval officer Jean-Baptiste Charles Bouvet de Lozier. However, due to inaccuracies in charting its coordinates, the island would become a phantom, missing from maps until it was rediscovered in 1808 by the British sailor James Lindsay.
Bouvet Island is the setting of the 2004 movie Alien vs. Predator, where it is called by its Norwegian name "Bouvetøya".
