WIP · World in Pocket

Bölscheøya

Italy

Bölscheøya (English: Bölsche Island) is an island southwest of Svarthuken, the southeastern point of Edgeøya, Norway. It is part of Thousand Islands. The island was named in 1868 by the German geographer August Petermann (1822–78) after the German journalist Carl Bölsche, father of the German writer

and zoologist Wilhelm Bölsche (1843–93). The remains of a whaling station (probably Dutch) from the 17th century can be found on the island.

Listen to the audio guide for Bölscheøya Free on WIP — starts by itself when you arrive, even with the screen off