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Nelson (N.Z.)

LC control no.n 50077424
Descriptive conventionsrda
Geographic headingNelson (N.Z.)
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Geographic subdivision usageNew Zealand--Nelson
Variant(s)Nelson City (N.Z.)
Whakatū (N.Z.)
Nelson, N.Z.
Nelson Region (N.Z.)
Nelson (N.Z. : Region)
See alsoNelson-Marlborough (N.Z.)
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Marlborough County (N.Z.)
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Other standard no.Q206687
32186
Beginning date1841
Associated countryNew Zealand
Found inMillar, J.H. Beyond the Marble Mountain, 1949?
NZ off. yrbk, 1993 p. 39 (Nelson-Marlborough Regional Council was abolished from 1 July 1992 and its functions transferred to the territorial authorities Marlborough District, Tasman District and Nelson City)
Managerial, north meets south, 1995 map (Nelson Region)
GEOnet, Feb. 2, 2007 (Nelson, ADMD, 41°40ʹ00ʺS 172°30ʹ00ʺE, NZ; also Nelson, PPL, 41°17ʹ00ʺS 173°17ʹ00ʺE, variant: Whakatu, Nelson City)
Wikipedia, Feb. 2, 2007 (Nelson, New Zealand; Nelson stands on the southern corner of Tasman Bay, at the northern end of the South Island of New Zealand and is the administrative centre of the Nelson region; The Nelson region is one of the regions of New Zealand and is administered as a unitary authority)
Nelson City Council home page, Feb. 12, 2007 (one of only five unitary authorities; a unitary authority is a territorial authority that also has all the responsibility of a regional authority, unifying both roles in one local government body which covers one geographical area)
Local government reorganisation, 1989: p. 115 (Nelson City) p. 121 (Local authorities and districts to be abolished [include] Marlborough County)
Reed dictionary of modern Māori, 1995 p. 311 (Whakatū)
New Zealand gazetteer, via WWW, viewed on October 24, 2024: search for place names (Nelson; feature type: city; location: 41.273S 173.282E; land district: Nelson)
Wikipedia WWW site, viewed on October 24, 2024: Nelson, New Zealand page (established in 1841; named in honour of Admiral Horatio Nelson)
Geographic area codeu-nz---
Invalid LCCNno2007012730