Port Nicholson (spr. pōrt nickelßön, bei den Maori Wanganui atera), Meereseinschnitt an der Südostspitze der Nordinsel von Neuseeland, die sich zwischen den Kaps Pencarrowhead im O. und Palmerhead im W. öffnet und an dessen Südseite die Stadt Wellington (s. d.) liegt.
http://www.zeno.org/Meyers-1905. 1905–1909.
Port Nicholson — [pɔːt nikəlsn], Wellington Harbour [ welɪȖtən hɑːbə], Bucht am Südende der Nordinsel Neuseelands, Hafen von Wellington … Universal-Lexikon
Port Nicholson — Wellington Harbour. 1 markiert Wellington, 2 und 3 ist Lower und Upper Hutt, und 4 ist Porirua Wellington Harbour ist der große Naturhafen an der Südspitze der Nordinsel Neuseelands. Die neuseeländische Hauptstadt Wellington liegt an seiner… … Deutsch Wikipedia
Port Nicholson — ▪ inlet, New Zealand also called Wellington Harbour, inlet of Cook Strait indenting southern North Island, New Zealand. The almost circular bay measures 7 miles (11 km) by 6 miles and covers a total of 20,000 acres (8,000 hectares). With … Universalium
Nicholson — Family name Meaning derived from Son of Nichol Region of origin England, Scotland Footnotes: [1] Nicholson is a surname of northern E … Wikipedia
Port Nick — Wellington Spitzname: Windy Wellington Lage … Deutsch Wikipedia
Nicholson River (Victoria) — Nicholson River Looking south along the river from the East Gippsland Rail Trail trestle bridge at Nicholson Origin Angora Range (A … Wikipedia
Port Howard — (Spanish/Argentine name: Puerto Mitre; sometimes Puerto Howard in Spanish) is the largest settlement on West Falkland (unless Fox Bay is taken as one settlement, instead of two). it is in the east of the island, on an inlet of Falkland Sound. It… … Wikipedia
NICHOLSON, Sir Charles (1808-1903) — speaker first legislative council, New South Wales was born in England on 23 November 1808 the only son of Charles Nicholson. He was educated at Edinburgh university where he took the degree of M.D. in 1833. He came to Sydney in 1834, practised… … Dictionary of Australian Biography
Port Royal — Founded by De Monts in 1605. The basin had been discovered the previous year, and the land granted to Poutrincourt, who named it Port Royal. The early settlement is described in Lescarbot s History of New France. Captured by Sedgwick, under… … The makers of Canada
Nicholson, Sir Francis — (1660 1728) Born in England. Entered the army, 1678; lieutenant governor of the colonies north of Chesapeake Bay, 1686 1689; and lieutenant governor of Virginia, 1690 1694. Governor of Maryland, 1694; and of Virginia, 1698 1705. From 1705 to… … The makers of Canada
