Cape Jackson is a peninsula in

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, in the

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of New Zealand. It lies between Queen Charlotte Sound and Cook Strait. Cape Jackson's history involves gold mining, sheep farming, and more recently

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(growing trees for

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

Naming

''Cape Jackson'' was named by

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on the 29th of March 1770, after Sir George Jackson, one of the Admiralty secretaries and a friend & patron of

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. ''Te Taonui-a-Kupe'' is the

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name for the point, literally , the legendary polynesian explorer.

References

Headlands of the Marlborough Region Marlborough Sounds Peninsulas of New Zealand {{Marlborough-geo-stub