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Encyclopedia > Cape Campbell

Cape Campbell is located in Marlborough, New Zealand, on the northeastern coast of the South Island. It lies at the southern end of Clifford Bay, 15 kilometres northeast of Ward, and 42 kilometres southeast of Blenheim.


It is the better known of two candidates for the titme of the South Island's easternmost point. Ironically, the other is called West Head (it is the western shore of the opening to Tory Channel - the opposing shore being on Arapawa Island).


Cape Campbell lies close to the salt works at Lake Grassmere.




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Cape Campbell is situated on the eastern coast of the South Island near the approaches to Cook Strait and was named by Captain James Cook after Vice Admiral John Campbell who circumnavigated the world with Anson.
Cape Campbell claimed a number of ship wrecks over the years, the notable being the New Bedford whaler Alexander which wrecked three years before the lighthouse was built and was a total loss.
Cape Campbell, along with Cape Palliser and Dog Island are the only lights in New Zealand painted with strips so they stand out from the surrounding area.
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