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.
Wikipedia
  • Type: Islet
  • Description: island in Egypt
  • Also known as: “Abo Keer Island”, “Aboukir Island”, “Gezîret Gheroo”, “île Aboukir”, “illa Aboukir”, “isla Aboukir”, “Jazirat Disuqi”, “Jazīrat Gharw”, “Nelson’s Island”, and “纳尔逊岛”

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Abu Qir.

Town
Photo: RolandUnger, CC BY-SA 3.0.
, formerly also spelled Abukir or Aboukir… 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 Nelson”
  • Cebuano: “Jazīrat Disūqī”
  • Chinese: “纳尔逊的岛”
  • Croatian: “Nelsonov otok”
  • Dutch: “Nelson’s Island”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “جزيرة نيلسون”
  • 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 de Nelson”
  • Spanish: “Isla de Nelson”
  • Swedish: “Jazīrat Disūqī”
  • Swedish: “Nelsons ö”

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Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Al Mostashfa Housing and Toson Armed Forces Housing.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Tabyet al Burg and Abo Qeer Central Hospital.

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