Peter I Øy

Norwegian Bokmål no thumb|The location of Peter I Island in Antarctica. thumb|Peter I Island seen from the Southern Ocean in March 2017. thumb|The first landing on Peter I Island, on 2 February 1929. Etymology Named after Peter the Great Peter I of Russia (1672–1725). The island was discovered on 21 January 1821 by a Russian expedition led by Fabian Gottlieb von Bellingshausen, who named it in honour of the Russian emperor. Pack ice prevented Bellingshausen from landing on the island. The Norwegian name renders the same eponym with nb øy island, literally “Peter I Island”. The personal name represented here by Norwegian nb Peter and Russian ru Пётр Peter belongs to the Christian name tradition ultimately derived from Ancient Greek grc Πέτρος Peter, from grc πέτρος stone, rock, a word of Pre-Greek origin and related to grc πέτρα rock, rock formation. Norwegian nb Peter came through Latin la Petrus. The name is traditionally associated with Aramaic arc כיפא kēp̄ā stone, rock, the name Saint Peter was called in Aramaic; this represents a semantic correspondence rather than an established etymological source of the Greek noun grc πέτρος. Norwegian convention uses nb Peter for Russian rulers bearing the name, hence Peter I rather than a direct transcription of Russian ru Пётр. Compare de Peter-I.-Insel, fi Pietari I:n saari, fr Île Pierre Ier and pl Wyspa Piotra I Peter I Island. Pronunciation nb /¹peː.tər den ²fœr.stəs ˌœʏ/ [ˈpèː.tər dən ˈfœ̂ʂ.təs ˌœʏ] nb œʏ 6 nb Pe ter I Øy Proper noun nb proper noun 1 Peter I Island; nb island cont/Antarctica sea/Southern Ocean Dependent territories of Norway, an uninhabited volcanic island off western Antarctica, claimed by Norway as a dependency (nb biland). nb Peter I Øy er svært vanskelig å nå på grunn av pakkisen rundt øya. Peter I Island is very difficult to reach because of the pack ice surrounding the island. nb 3 February 2026 Birgit Njåstad Peter I Øy Store norske leksikon https://snl.no/Peter_I_%C3%98y Peter I Øy er en liten og utilgjengelig øy på vestkysten av Antarktiskontinentet. Peter I Island is a small and inaccessible island off the west coast of the Antarctic continent. Usage notes The Roman numeral nb I is read as den første in the ruler's name; the complete place name is therefore pronounced as if written Peter den førstes øy. Coordinate terms nb Bouvetøya Bouvet Island nb Dronning Maud Land Queen Maud Land References https://data.npolar.no/placename/?area=Peter+I+%C3%98y&status=official Peter I Øy Place names in Norwegian polar areas Norwegian Polar Institute 15 September 2026 https://sprakradet.no/nyord-og-rettskrivingsendringer/normering-av-norsk/rettskrivingsvedtak/rettskrivningsvedtak-1962-2003/ Rettskrivningsvedtak 1962–2003 Language Council of Norway Språkrådet no 15 September 2026 https://web.archive.org/web/20261002012832/https://sprakradet.no/nyord-og-rettskrivingsendringer/normering-av-norsk/rettskrivingsvedtak/rettskrivningsvedtak-1962-2003/ 2 October 2026 https://lovdata.no/lov/1930-02-27-3 Lov om Bouvet-øya, Peter I's øy og Dronning Maud Land m.m. (bilandsloven) Lovdata no 15 September 2026 nb eponyms