Nelson Rock (Antarctica)

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Nelson Rock is the only relatively well known island with the name Nelson in Antarctica.
For Nelson Island in the South Shetland Islands (which lies also relatively close to Antarctica), see Nelson Island (South Shetland Islands)

Nelson Rock is a solitary island, being essentially a dark rock which is partly ice-covered and lies 3 miles north of Williams Rocks, off the coast of Mac Robertson Land. Nelson Rock is located at 67°23′S, 62°45′E. Nelson Rock was mapped by Robert G. Dovers of the Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions (ANARE) in 1954. Nelson Rock was named by the Antarctic Names Committee of Australia (ANCA) for Robert EK Nelson, weather observer at Mawson Station in 1962, who assisted with the triangulation of Nelson Rock and the erection of a beacon.