Nelsons Island
Nelsons Island or Nelson Island or Île Legour is a small uninhabited island in the Great Chagos Bank, of the Chagos Archipelago in the Indian Ocean. As a protected nature reserve, access to the island is strictly restricted.- Islet
- …lies at an elevation of around 10 metres (20 feet)
- …was formerly known as “Isle Legour”
- Description: uninhabited island in the Chagos Archipelago in the Indian Ocean
- Also known as“Legour Island”“Nelson”“Nelson Island”
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Latitude
-5.68204° or 5° 40′ 55″ south
Longitude
72.31539° or 72° 18′ 55″ east
Open location code
6J6J8898+55
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
natural = coastline
OpenStreetMap feature
place = islet
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In Other Languages
From Bengali to Ukrainian—“Nelsons Island” goes by many names.
নেলসন দ্বীপBengali
Nelsons IslandCebuano
勒古尔岛Chinese
納爾遜島Chinese
纳尔逊岛Chinese
纳尔逊斯岛Chinese
纳尔逊的岛Chinese
NelsonsCroatian
Nelsons IslandDutch
Νέλσονς ΝήσοςGreek
נלסון (אי)Hebrew
Nelsons InselLuxembourgish
جزیره نلسونPersian
Nelsons IslandSwedish
НельсонсUkrainian
Нельсонс (острів)Ukrainian
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