Grootmis

Grootmis
Grootmis is located in Northern Cape
Grootmis
Grootmis
Grootmis is located in South Africa
Grootmis
Grootmis
Coordinates: 29°39′00″S 17°04′52″E / 29.650°S 17.081°E / -29.650; 17.081
CountrySouth Africa
ProvinceNorthern Cape
DistrictNamakwa
MunicipalityNama Khoi
Time zoneUTC+2 (SAST)

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 this 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.