Socotra
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Area
4K km²
Coordinates
12.4634, 53.8237
Category
islands
Overview
An alien-looking island of dragon's blood trees found nowhere else on Earth.
About
Socotra, locally known as Saqatri, is a Yemeni island in the Indian Ocean. It is situated between the Gulf of Aden, the Guardafui Channel and the Arabian Sea, and lies near major shipping routes. The largest of the six islands in the Socotra archipelago, it comprises around 95% of the landmass of the archipelago. It lies 380 kilometres south of the Arabian Peninsula and 232 km (125 nmi) east of the Horn of Africa.
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