Captain Cook's several unsuccessful attempts to search for this island led him to accuse its discoverer of having mistaken an iceberg for actual land, but it was rediscovered by James Lindsay, a British whaler, early in the 19th century.
This island was first seen on an expedition to look for Gonneville Land. The captain of the Aigle, whose name is today applied to this island, called it Cape Circumcision before scurvy among his crew forced him to return to France. Captain Cook's several unsuccessful attempts to search for this island led him to accuse its discoverer of having mistaken an iceberg for actual land, but it was rediscovered by James Lindsay, a British whaler, early in the 19th century. Olavtoppen is the highest point on, for 10 points, what South Atlantic posession of Norway, which according to Wikipedia is the setting for the 2004 film Alien vs. Predator.
This island was first seen on an expedition to look for Gonneville Land.
Bouvet Island (or Bouvetoya)