The Dutchman Fopp Gerritsz, whilst in command of a whaling expedition sent out by the Englishman John Clarke, of Dunkirk, claimed (in 1631) to have discovered the island on June 28 and named it "Isabella".
Fopp Gerritsz, leder af en hvalfangstskude udsendt af englænderen John Clarke fra Dunkirk, påstod (dog først i 1631) at have opdaget øen 18. juni og kaldt den Isabella.