Great Brak River
Great Brak River is a coastal village in the Mossel Bay Local Municipality in the Western Cape province of South Africa. It is a historic village built around the lagoon of the Great Brak River, 17 kilometres north-northeast of the town of Mossel Bay.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Robert Cutts, CC BY 2.0.
- Type: Village with 18,000 residents
- Description: village in the Western Cape, South Africa
- Also known as: “Groot Brakrivier” and “Groot-Brakrivier”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Glentana and Little Brak River.
Glentana
Village
Glentana is a village on the Indian Ocean coast to the southwest of George in the Western Cape province of South Africa. The village was established in the early 20th century, when the first houses in the area were built. Glentana is situated 8 km east of Great Brak River.
Little Brak River
Village
Photo: Ralph Malan, CC BY 2.0.
Little Brak River is a settlement in Garden Route District Municipality in the Western Cape province of South Africa. A seaside resort and town at the mouth of the Little Brak River from which it takes its name. Little Brak River is situated 9 km southwest of Great Brak River.
Great Brak River
- Categories: town and locality
- Location: Mossel Bay, Garden Route District Municipality, Western Cape, South Africa, Southern Africa, Africa
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Latitude
-34.0425° or 34° 2′ 33″ southLongitude
22.23139° or 22° 13′ 53″ eastPopulation
18,000Elevation
23 metres (75 feet)United Nations Location Code
ZA BRAOpen location code
4GQ4X65J+2HOpenStreetMap ID
node 262720456OpenStreetMap feature
place=village
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In Other Languages
From Afrikaans to Zulu—“Great Brak River” goes by many names.
- Afrikaans: “Groot-Brakrivier”
- Asturian: “Groot Brak Rivier”
- Dutch: “Groot Brak Rivier”
- Dutch: “Groot Brakrivier”
- French: “Groot Brakrivier”
- German: “Groot Brakrivier”
- Italian: “Groot-Brakrivier”
- Pedi: “Great Brak River”
- Romanian: “Groot brakrivier”
- Romanian: “Groot Brakrivier”
- Turkish: “Groot-Brakrivier”
- Ukrainian: “Ґроот-Брак-Рів’єр(ПАР)”
- Ukrainian: “Ґроот-Брак-Рів’єр”
- Zulu: “IGreat Brak River, Idolobha”
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Localities in the Area
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Highlights include Groot-Brakrivier and Balance Pilates.
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