Skipskop

Skipskop
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Coordinates: 34°31′44″S20°25′23″E / 34.529°S 20.423°E / -34.529; 20.423
Country	South Africa
Province	Western Cape
District	Overberg
Municipality	Cape Agulhas
Area [1]
• Total	0.96 km2 (0.37 sq mi)
Population  (2001) [1]
• Total	55
• Density	57/km2 (150/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2001) [1]
•  Coloured	38.2%
•  White	61.8%
First languages (2001) [1]
•  Afrikaans	83.6%
•  English	16.4%
Time zone	UTC+2 (SAST)

Skipskop was a town in Overberg District Municipality in the Western Cape province of South Africa.

Village east of Arniston (Waenhuiskrans). Afrikaans for ‘ships’ cliff’, it was so named after the number of ships wrecked there. ^[2]

References

1. "Main Place Skipskop". Census 2001.
2. "Dictionary of Southern African Place Names (Public Domain)". Human Science Research Council. p. 407.