Peter I Island Peter I Island Peter I Island () is an uninhabited volcanic island in the Bellingshausen Sea, from Antarctica. It is claimed as a dependency of Norway, and along with Bouvet Island and Queen Maud Land comprises one of the three Norwegian dependent territories in the Antarctic and Subantarctic. Peter I Island is long and , slightly larger than Staten Island. The tallest peak is the ultra and tall Lars Christensen Peak. Nearly all of the island is covered by a glacier and it is surrounded most of the year by pack ice, making it inaccessible during these times. There is
Pierre François Étienne Bouvet de Maisonneuve to obtain a clear "casus belli", Bouvet anchored his ship at the entrance of Manila Bay, but stayed ready to set sail. Soon, "Antelope" and shore batteries opened up on "Entreprenant", which promptly retreated. Bouvet sailed to Corregidor Island and endeavored to blockade all shipping bound for Manila. After collecting enough prisoners in this way, on 3 September, he released them on parole under promise not to navigate at sea before "Mouche n° 6" would be released. Bouvet had them convey his ultimatum that if his conditions were not met the next day, he would attack the coasts of the