Bölscheøya is an island southwest of Negerpynten, the southeastern point of Edgeøya. It is part of Tusenøyane. 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.