Nelsonøya
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Nelsonøya is a small island, part of Sjuøyane, north of Nordaustlandet.
The island is named after Horatio Nelson, who served as midshipman aboard the H.M.S Racehorse, under Captain Lutwidge. The Racehorse was one of the two bomb vessels sent under the command of Constantine John Phipps to Svalbard in 1773.
[edit] References
- Conway, W. M. 1906. No Man’s Land: A History of Spitsbergen from Its Discovery in 1596 to the Beginning of the Scientific Exploration of the Country. Cambridge: At the University Press.
- Norwegian Polar Institute Place Names of Svalbard Database
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