Nelson Island

Nelson Island (49˚42'00" 124˚08'00" Entrance to Jervis Inlet, Malaspina Str, SE of Powell R), Nelson Rock (49˚39'00" 124˚07'00" Just S of Nelson I). Nelson I was named after Adm Lord Nelson (1758–1805) by RN surveyor George Richards about 1860. Horatio Nelson was the RN’s greatest hero, dying aboard his flagship, HMS Victory, at the Battle of Trafalgar. He played significant roles, either as cdr-in-chief or as a subordinate cdr, in several of Britain’s most famous sea victories,...

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