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Explore the
Extraordinary!
SOCOTRA
An island that looks
like another world
Mykhailo Shania
Class 11-G, Lyceum Leader

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Where is Socotra?
Socotra belongs to Yemen. It is
the largest island in the Socotra
Archipelago.
It lies in the Indian Ocean, near
the Gulf of Aden and the Horn
of Africa.
The archipelago from space, NASA
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The dragon’s blood tree
Dracaena cinnabari
Its wide crown looks like an
umbrella.
Its red resin gives the tree its
unusual name.
It grows naturally only on
Socotra.
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Life found nowhere else
37%
90%
95%
of 825 plant
species
of reptile
species
of land snail
species
These species occur only in the Socotra Archipelago.
Scientists call them endemic.
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5.

A wonder that needs protection
UNESCO World Heritage Site
since 2008
Grazing animals can damage plants.
Roads and introduced species
threaten habitats.
Our team would protect young trees
and observe wildlife without
collecting it.
Detwah Lagoon, Socotra
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Why should people know about it?
Socotra has extraordinary life
that exists nowhere else on Earth.
Losing these species on Socotra could mean
losing them from the world forever.
I chose Socotra because its strange trees make me curious
and its rare species make me want to protect it.
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Sources
UNESCO World Heritage Centre
Socotra Archipelago
https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/1263/
NASA Earth Observatory
Socotra, Yemen
https://science.nasa.gov/earth/earth-observatory/socotra-yemen-9090/
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
Plants of the World Online: Dracaena cinnabari
powo.science.kew.org
Photos: Rod Waddington (CC BY-SA 2.0), NASA, CNN Arabic, Dmitrii Pievtsov.
Full image credits and source links appear in the slide notes.
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