Cape Jackson, New Zealand
Cape Jackson
Te Taonui-a-Kupe (Māori) | |
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.jpg) Cape Jackson, Marlborough, New Zealand | |
  Cape Jackson |
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.[1]
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.[citation needed]
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.[2][3]
Major efforts are underway to regenerate the native bush which once covered the six square kilometres (1,500 acres) of the peninsula.
Naming[edit]
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.[2]
Te Taonui-a-Kupe is the Māori name for the point, literally 'the large spear of Kupe', the legendary polynesian explorer.[2][3][4]
References[edit]
- ^ "Cape Jackson Heritage". Marlborough NZ. Retrieved 10 May 2019.
- ^ a b c "Cape Jackson / Te Taonui-a-Kupe". gazetteer.linz.govt.nz. Retrieved 6 January 2023.
- ^ a b "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.
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