Nelsonøya

Nelsonøya is a small , part of , north of . The island is named after the well known englishman Horatio Nelson, who served as midshipman aboard HMS Carcass, under Captain Skeffington Lutwidge.
Wikipedia
  • Type: Islet
  • Description: island in Norway
  • Also known as: “Nelsonoya” and “Nelsons-ö”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Parryøya.

Island
is southernmost of the three larger islands in , situated 15 km northeast of , . is separated from to the north by the 1.3 km wide Straumporten sound and from to the south by Nordkappsundet. is situated 3½ km east of Nelsonøya.

Nelsonøya

Latitude
80.62831° or 80° 37′ 42″ north
Longitude
20.48492° or 20° 29′ 6″ east
Open location code
CGG2JFHM+8X
Open­Street­Map ID
way 246372005
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­coastline
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­islet
Geo­Names ID
607200
Wiki­data ID
Q4338832
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Satellite Map

Discover Nelsonøya from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Azerbaijani to Turkish—“Nelsonøya” goes by many names.
  • Azerbaijani: “Nelson adası”
  • Cebuano: “Nelsonøya”
  • Danish: “Nelsonøya”
  • French: “Nelsonøya”
  • Japanese: “ネルソン島”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Nelsonøya”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Nelsonøya”
  • Norwegian: “Nelsonøya”
  • Russian: “Остров Нельсона”
  • Swedish: “Nelsonøya”
  • Turkish: “Nelsonøya”

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Highlights include Phippsøya and Isvatnet.

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