🌐 Socotra Archipelago

Yemen · Asia · Biosphere Reserve · 12.50°N, 53.40°E

The Socotra Archipelago, officially the Socotra Archipelago Governorate, abbreviated to Socotra Governorate, is one of the governorates of Yemen. It consists of four larger islands and three small islets in the Indian Ocean south of mainland Yemen and east of the Horn of Africa. The largest island is Socotra.

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Quick facts

Country	Yemen
Continent / region	Asia
Protection type	🌐 Biosphere Reserve
Coordinates (approx.)	12.50°N, 53.40°E · view on map

Socotra Archipelago is a biosphere reserve in Yemen, in Asia. The details of why Socotra Archipelago is ecologically important are described by the sourced introduction above (from Wikipedia).

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