Cape Valdivia the position of Bouvet island in 1898. Cape Valdivia Cape Valdivia (Kapp Valdivia) is the northernmost point on Bouvet Island ("Bouvetøya i Søratlanteren") in the South Atlantic Ocean. The subantarctic Bouvet Island is administered by Norway. Cape Valdivia lies in the centre of the island's highest point. To the west lies Cape Circoncision ("Kapp Circoncision"), from which Cape Valdivia is separated by a five kilometre stretch of coastline known as the Morgenstierne Coast ("Morgenstiernekysten"). Just north of the cape is the small islet of Gjest Baardsenstøtta. The distance to Norway is about 12,460 km. The cape derives its name from
Jean-Baptiste Charles Bouvet de Lozier Jean-Baptiste Charles Bouvet de Lozier Jean Baptiste Charles Bouvet de Lozier (14 January 1705 – 1786) was a French sailor, explorer, and governor of the Mascarene Islands. He was orphaned at the age of seven and after having been educated in Paris, he was sent to Saint Malo to study navigation. He became a lieutenant of the French East India Company in 1731. He succeeded in convincing his employer to provide him with two ships and send him on an exploration mission in the South Atlantic. With his ships "Aigle" and "Marie" he discovered on 1 January 1739 a tiny