North Africa
Egypt
Alexandria Governorate

Nelson Island

Nelson's Island is an located in , off the coast of , . It is a local site for picnics and recreation, and is the location of a group of graves dating from the Napoleonic Wars.
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  • Type: Islet
  • Description: island in Egypt
  • Also known as: “Abo Keer Island”, “Aboukir Island”, “Gezîret Gheroo”, “Jazirat Disuqi”, “Jazīrat Disūqī”, “Jazīrat Gharw”, and “Nelson’s Island”

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Abu Qir.

Town
Photo: RolandUnger, CC BY-SA 3.0.
, formerly also spelled Abukir or Aboukir, is a town on the Mediterranean coast of , near the ruins of ancient and 23 kilometers northeast of by rail. It is located on Peninsula, with to the east. is situated 6 km southwest of Nelson Island.

Nelson Island

Latitude
31.35806° or 31° 21′ 29″ north
Longitude
30.10677° or 30° 6′ 24″ east
Elevation
2 metres (7 feet)
Open location code
8G3G9454+6P
Open­Street­Map ID
way 251440402
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­coastline
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­islet
Geo­Names ID
358106
Wiki­data ID
Q2397328
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Swedish—“Nelson Island” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “جزيرة جريشة”
  • Catalan: “illa Aboukir”
  • Catalan: “Illa Nelson”
  • Cebuano: “Jazīrat Disūqī”
  • Chinese: “奶路臣島”
  • Croatian: “Nelsonov otok”
  • Dutch: “Nelson’s Island”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “جزيرة نيلسون”
  • French: “île Aboukir”
  • French: “île Nelson”
  • French: “Île Nelson”
  • German: “Nelson-Insel”
  • Greek: “Νέλσον”
  • Greek: “Νήσος Νέλσον”
  • Hebrew: “נלסון (אי, מצרים)”
  • Hebrew: “נלסון”
  • Italian: “isola di Nelson”
  • Italian: “Isola di Nelson”
  • Japanese: “ネルソン島”
  • Polish: “Dżazirat Nilsun”
  • Russian: “Нельсон (остров, Египет)”
  • Russian: “Нельсон”
  • Russian: “Остров Нельсон”
  • Spanish: “isla Aboukir”
  • Spanish: “isla de Nelson”
  • Spanish: “Isla de Nelson”
  • Swedish: “Jazīrat Disūqī”
  • Swedish: “Nelsons ö”

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