Grootmis

Grootmis
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Coordinates: 29.650°S 17.081°E / -29.650; 17.081
Country	South Africa
Province	Northern Cape
District	Namakwa
Municipality	Nama Khoi
Time zone	UTC+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.