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Nelson may refer to a number of people, places and things (many derived from Horatio Nelson, 1st Viscount Nelson, better known as Lord Nelson, an English admiral famous for his participation in the Napoleonic Wars):

Geography

Australia

• Nelson, New South Wales
• Nelson, Victoria

Canada

• Nelson, British Columbia
• Nelson River

Egypt

• Nelson's Island.

New Zealand

• Nelson, New Zealand
• Nelson Lakes National Park

United Kingdom

• Nelson, Lancashire, in England
• Nelson, Caerphilly, in Wales
• Nelson's Column in Trafalgar Square, London

United States

• Nelson, Georgia
• Nelson, Illinois
• Nelson, Missouri
• Nelson, Minnesota
• Nelson, Nebraska
• Nelson, New Hampshire
• Nelson, New York
• Nelson, Wisconsin

See also: Nelson County and Nelson Township

Schools

• Nelson College, a secondary school in Nelson, New Zealand
• Nelson High School, in Burlington, Ontario, Canada
• Lord Nelson Elementary School, in Vancouver, B.C., Canada

Ships

• HMS Nelson (1814), a first rate
• HMS Nelson (1881), an armoured cruiser
• HMS Lord Nelson (1906), a battleship
• HMS Nelson (1927), a battleship
• USS Nelson (DD-623), an American Gleaves-class destroyer
• HMNB Portsmouth, a naval base formed partly by a stone frigate called HMS Nelson

Sports

• Nelson (cricket), a term in the sport of cricket
• Nelson F.C., a football club based in Nelson, Lancashire
• Nelson hold, a type of grappling and wrestling hold
• Nelson Leafs, a junior B hockey team based in Nelson, British Columia
• Nelson Piquet, a Brazilian F1 Driver

Other uses

• Nelson (automobile)
• Nelson (band)
• Nelson rules, a methodology in control theory
• Nelson's syndrome, an endocrine disorder

Names

• Nelson (surname)
• Nelson (given name)

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