Boknesstrand
Boknesstrand is a small seaside town in the Eastern Cape of South Africa. It is close to Cannon Rocks, Kenton-on-Sea, Alexandria, Bushman's River Mouth and Port Alfred.- Type: Beach
- Description: human settlement in Eastern Cape, South Africa
- Also known as: “Boknes”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Dias Cross Memorial.
Dias Cross Memorial
Monument
The Dias Cross Memorial is a provincial heritage site at Kwaaihoek, Alexandria in the Eastern Cape province of South Africa. In 1945 it was described in the Government Gazette as: A minor road turns sharply off to the right from the main road that leads from Alexandria to Bushman’s River Mouth; it passes Boknes and comes to an end near the coast. Dias Cross Memorial is situated 3½ km east of Boknesstrand.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Cannon Rocks and Bushman’s River Mouth.
Cannon Rocks
Village
Cannon Rocks is a small seaside town on the Indian Ocean in the Eastern Cape Province, South Africa, between Boknes and the boundary of the Greater Addo Elephant Park. Cannon Rocks is situated 4½ km southwest of Boknesstrand.
Bushman’s River Mouth
Town
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Bushman's River Mouth is a town in Ndlambe Local Municipality in the Eastern Cape province of South Africa. The village is 25 km from Port Alfred, on the west bank of the Bushman's River, just across the river from Kenton-on-Sea. Bushman’s River Mouth is situated 8 km northeast of Boknesstrand.
Boknesstrand
- Categories: town and landform
- Location: Ndlambe Local Municipality, Sarah Baartman District Municipality, Eastern Cape, South Africa, Southern Africa, Africa
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In Other Languages
From Afrikaans to Southern Sotho—“Boknesstrand” goes by many names.
- Afrikaans: “Boknes”
- Afrikaans: “Boknesstrand”
- Asturian: “Boknesstrand”
- Bulgarian: “Бокнестранд”
- Cebuano: “Boknesstrand”
- Dutch: “Boknesstrand”
- Estonian: “Boknesstrand”
- French: “Boknesstrand”
- Pedi: “Boknesstrand”
- Southern Sotho: “Boknes”
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