Grootmis

Grootmis
Grootmis

 Grootmis shown within Northern Cape

Coordinates: 29°39′00″S 17°04′52″E / 29.650°S 17.081°E / -29.650; 17.081Coordinates: 29°39′00″S 17°04′52″E / 29.650°S 17.081°E / -29.650; 17.081
Country South Africa
Province Northern Cape
District Namakwa
Municipality Nama Khoi

Grootmis is a settlement near the mouth of the Buffels River in South Africa. The name is Afrikaans, meaning "large mist", and it is named thus because the fog hangs over the coastline for days at a time.[1]

References

  1. Raper, Peter E. (1987). Dictionary of Southern African Place Names. Internet Archive. p. 192. Retrieved 28 August 2013.
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