History of Point Nelson

Named by Captain George Vancouver, Royal Navy (RN), "August 7, 1793, after Captain Horatio Nelson, (later, Lord Nelson) RN, * * *" (Wagner, 1937, p. 399).

Found on the following Topo Maps

Places Near Point Nelson

Alava Bay, Badger Bay, Checats Cove, Ella Bay, Princess Bay, Smeaton Bay, Sweaton Bay, Sykes Cove, Wasp Cove, Weasel Cove,

Point Nelson, Point Trollop, Ape Point, Checats Point, Edith Point, Ella Point, Fox Point, Harding Point, Harris Point, Orca Point, Porpoise Point, Quadra Point, Roe Point, Sharp Point, Short Point, Slag Point, Point Sykes, Wasp Point, Whale Point,

Narrow Pass, Shoalwater Pass, Short Pass,

Black Island, Candle Island, Carp Island, Cygnet Island, Entrance Island, Goose Rock, Grouse Rock, Kestrel Island, Kite Island, New Eddystone Islands, New Eddystone Rock, Rudyerd Island, Slate Islands, Smeaton Island, Stag Island, Winstanley Island,

Badger Lake, Ella Lake, Gokachin Lakes, Lower Checats Lake, Lower Ella Lake, Mesa Lake, Punchbowl Lake, Sykes Lake, Upper Checats Lake, Winstanley Lakes,

Backbone Mountain, Behm Mountain, North Quadra Mountain,

Bartholomew Creek, Carp Creek, Checats Creek, Ella Creek, Skull Creek, Sockeye Creek, Winstanley Creek,