Nelson Island
Nelson's Island is an island located in Abū Qīr Bay, off the coast of Alexandria, Egypt. It is a local site for picnics and recreation, and is the location of a group of British graves dating from the Napoleonic Wars.- Islet
- Description: island in Egypt
- Also known as“Abo Keer Island”“Aboukir Island”“Gezîret Gheroo”“Jazīrat Disūqī”“Jazīrat Gharw”“Nelson’s Island”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Abu Qir.
Nelson Island
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Latitude
31.35806° or 31° 21′ 29″ north
Longitude
30.10677° or 30° 6′ 24″ east
Open location code
8G3G9454+6P
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
natural = coastline
OpenStreetMap feature
place = islet
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Swedish—“Nelson Island” goes by many names.
جزيرة جريشةArabic
illa AboukirCatalan
Illa NelsonCatalan
Jazīrat DisūqīCebuano
纳尔逊岛Chinese
纳尔逊的岛Chinese
Nelsonov otokCroatian
Nelson’s IslandDutch
جزيرة نيلسونEgyptian Arabic
ΝέλσονGreek
Νήσος ΝέλσονGreek
נלסוןHebrew
נלסון (אי, מצרים)Hebrew
Isola di NelsonItalian
ネルソン島Japanese
Dżazirat NilsunPolish
НельсонRussian
Нельсон (остров, Египет)Russian
Остров НельсонRussian
Jazīrat DisūqīSwedish
Nelsons öSwedish
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