Nelson 274057 221631907 2008-06-25T11:10:27Z Eyreland 180850 /* Other uses */ {{wiktionary}} {{TOCright}} '''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)]] {{disambig}} [[ca:Nelson]] [[cs:Nelson]] [[cy:Nelson]] [[de:Nelson]] [[es:Nelson]] [[fr:Nelson]] [[ko:넬슨]] [[it:Nelson (disambigua)]] [[he:נלסון]] [[hu:Nelson]] [[nl:Nelson]] [[ja:ネルソン]] [[no:Nelson]] [[pl:Nelson]] [[pt:Nelson]] [[ru:Нельсон]] [[sl:Nelson]] [[fi:Nelson]] [[sv:Nelson]] [[vo:Nelson]] [[sk:Nelson]]