Nelsonøya

Nelsonøya is a small island, part of Sjuøyane, north of Nordaustlandet.

Sjuøyane

The island is named after the wellknown englishman Horatio Nelson, who served as midshipman aboard HMS Carcass, under Captain Skeffington Lutwidge. The Carcass was one of the two bomb vessels sent under the command of Constantine John Phipps to Svalbard in 1773.

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 in Norwegian polar areas

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