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Peninsula in Marlborough, New Zealand

Cape Jackson Te Taonui-a-Kupe (Māori)
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Cape Jackson, Marlborough, New Zealand
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Coordinates: 40°59′48″S 174°18′48″E / 40.9966°S 174.3134°E / -40.9966; 174.3134
Location	Marlborough Sounds, Aotearoa New Zealand
Etymology	Named for Sir George Jackson. Māori name translates as 'the large spear of Kupe'
Native name	Te Taonui-a-Kupe (Māori)

Cape Jackson (Māori: Te Taonui-a-Kupe) is a peninsula in Marlborough, in the South Island of New Zealand. It lies between Queen Charlotte Sound / Tōtaranui and Cook Strait.

Cape Jackson's history involves gold mining, sheep farming, and more recently carbon farming (growing trees for carbon sequestration purposes).

Cape Jackson is privately owned. The land is reserved as a private wilderness park known as Queen Charlotte Wilderness Park, and is available to the public via arrangement with the owners.

The cliffs on Cape Jackson are known as Te Kupenga-a-Kupe, 'the fishing net of Kupe', named for their resemblance to nets being hung out to dry. According to legend Kupe left a fishing net here.

Major efforts are underway to regenerate the native bush which once covered the six square kilometres (1,500 acres) of the peninsula.

Naming

Cape Jackson was named by James Cook on 29 March 1770, after Sir George Jackson, one of the Admiralty secretaries and a friend and patron of Cook.

Te Taonui-a-Kupe is the Māori name for the point, literally 'the large spear of Kupe', the legendary polynesian explorer.

References

"Cape Jackson Heritage". Marlborough NZ. Retrieved 10 May 2019.
Hart, Maia (16 August 2019). "'It's like a fairyland': Spectacular Marlborough Sounds peninsula for sale". www.stuff.co.nz. Stuff. Retrieved 21 December 2024.
^ "Cape Jackson / Te Taonui-a-Kupe". gazetteer.linz.govt.nz. Retrieved 6 January 2023.
^ "Te Ara: Kupe Place Names". teara.govt.nz. Retrieved 6 January 2023.
"Te Taonui-o-Kupe / Cape Jackson Heritage". marlboroughnz.com. Retrieved 6 January 2023.

Marlborough District, New Zealand

Seat: Blenheim

Populated places

Marlborough Sounds	Anakiwa Bulwer Canvastown Havelock Linkwater Koromiko Moenui Ngākuta Bay Ōkiwi Bay Pelorus Bridge Picton Port Underwood Rai Valley Waikawa Waitaria Bay
Blenheim	Blenheim Central Burleigh Mayfield Redwoodtown Riversdale Springlands Witherlea
Wairau-Awatere	Fairhall Grovetown Marlborough Ridge Rapaura Rārangi Renwick Riverlands Seddon Spring Creek Tuamarina Waihopai Valley Wairau Valley Ward Wharanui Woodbourne

Geographic features

Islands	Allports Island Amerikiwhati Island Anatakupu Island Arapaoa Island Blumine Island / Ōruawairua Chetwode Islands Rangitoto ki te Tonga / D'Urville Island Forsyth Island Long Island Matapara / Pickersgill Island Maud Island Rangitoto Islands Stephens Island
Bodies of water	Admiralty Bay Big Lagoon The Brothers Bryant Range Clifford Bay Te Koko-o-Kupe / Cloudy Bay Croisilles Harbour Elaine Bay Fairy Bay Kenepuru Sound Lake Grassmere / Kapara Te Hau Maungatapu Meretoto / Ship Cove Pelorus Sound / Te Hoiere Penzance Bay Te Anamāhanga / Port Gore Queen Charlotte Sound / Tōtaranui Tawero Point Tennyson Inlet Tory Channel / Kura Te Au Wairau Bar
Landforms	Cape Campbell Cape Jackson Dillon Cone Kaikōura Ranges Richmond Ranges Tapuae-o-Uenuku Ward Beach Wards Pass

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