Cape Nelson
Cape Nelson is a cape on the north coast of Oro Province, Papua New Guinea. The cape was named by Captain John Moresby in 1874 commanding HMS Basilisk after Lord Horatio Nelson.Cape Nelson
- Type: Cape
- Description: in Oro Province
- Category: landform
- Location: Oro Province, Papua New Guinea, Oceania
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Latitude
-8.99735° or 8° 59′ 51″ south
Longitude
149.25008° or 149° 15′ 0″ east
Elevation
4 metres (13 feet)
Open location code
6R3F2732+32
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
natural=cape
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to French—“Cape Nelson” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Cape Nelson”
- French: “cap Nelson”
- French: “Cap Nelson”
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