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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]]
{{seealso|Nelson County|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)|HMS ''Nelson'' (1814)]], a first rate
* [[HMS Nelson (1881)|HMS ''Nelson'' (1881)]], an armoured cruiser
* [[HMS Lord Nelson (1906)|HMS ''Lord Nelson'' (1906)]], a battleship
* [[HMS Nelson (1927)|HMS ''Nelson'' (1927)]], a battleship
* [[USS Nelson (DD-623)|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
==Other uses==
* [[Nelson (automobile)]]
* [[Nelson (band)]]
* [[Nelson Mandela]] born 1918, former President of South Africa.
* [[Nelson rules]], a methodology in control theory
* [[Nelson's syndrome]], an endocrine disorder
* [[Thomas Nelson (publisher)]], publishing firm based in Nashville, Tennessee
* [[Nelson Muntz]], fictional bully in the TV show and movie The Simpsons.
* Double Nelson, used in UK to refer to a way of shagging.
==See also==
* [[Nelsen]]
* [[Nelson (surname)]]
* [[Nelson (given name)]]
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