Boknesstrand (or Boknes) is a small

seaside town A seaside resort is a city, resort town, town, village, or hotel that serves as a Resort, vacation resort and is located on a coast. Sometimes the concept includes an aspect of an official accreditation based on the satisfaction of certain requi ...

in the

Eastern Cape The Eastern Cape ( ; ) is one of the nine provinces of South Africa. Its capital is Bhisho, and its largest city is Gqeberha (Port Elizabeth). Due to its climate and nineteenth-century towns, it is a common location for tourists. It is also kno ...

of South Africa. It is close to

Cannon Rocks Cannon Rocks is a small seaside town on the Indian Ocean in the Eastern Cape Province, South Africa, between Boknesstrand, Boknes and the boundary of the Addo Elephant Park, Greater Addo Elephant Park. It is situated 135 km east of Port El ...

Kenton-on-Sea Kenton-on-Sea, more commonly known as Kenton, is a small coastal town on the Sunshine Coast, in the Eastern Cape of South Africa. It is situated between the Bushmans and the Kariega Rivers, and lies approximately halfway between the industrial ...

Alexandria Alexandria ( ; ) is the List of cities and towns in Egypt#Largest cities, second largest city in Egypt and the List of coastal settlements of the Mediterranean Sea, largest city on the Mediterranean coast. It lies at the western edge of the Nile ...

Bushman's River Mouth Bushman's River Mouth (Afrikaans ''Boesmansriviermond'', which is its official name) 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 ...

and

Port Alfred Port Alfred is a small town with a population of just under 26,000 in the Eastern Cape province of South Africa. It is situated on the eastern seaboard of the country at the mouth of the Kowie River, almost exactly halfway between the larger ci ...

. It is part of the Ndlambe Local Municipality in the Sarah Baartman District of the Eastern Cape. Village 19 km south-east of Alexandria, at the mouth of the Boknes River, from which it takes its name. Formerly called Jammerfontein. The name Boknes is derived from

Khoekhoen Khoikhoi ( /ˈkɔɪkɔɪ/ ''KOY-koy'') (or Khoekhoe in Namibian orthography) are the traditionally nomadic pastoralist indigenous population of South Africa. They are often grouped with the hunter-gatherer San (literally "foragers") peop ...

and means 'father's river'. The forms Bocna, Bokana etc. are also encountered.

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{{Sarah Baartman District Municipality Populated places in the Ndlambe Local Municipality Populated coastal places in South Africa