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
Gustave Bouvet Bouvet dropped the revolver in the ensuing struggle and attempted to run. A police cyclist who was accompanying the procession hurled his bicycle at Bouvet which caused him to fall. The crowd immediately attacked Bouvet and threatened to lynch him. The police, however, were able to pull Bouvet from the crowd and place him under arrest. Bouvet was found to be carrying another revolver and 25 cartridges in his pockets. Upon interrogation, he declared that he intended to shoot the President "in order to make an example." He later retracted this, however, saying that he did not wish to kill