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  2. Socotra Island xeric shrublands - Wikipedia

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    The island has an area of approximately 3,600 km 2, [10] and measures 132 kilometres (82 mi) in length and 49.7 kilometres (30.9 mi) in width. [11] Socotra lies some 240 kilometres (150 mi) east of the coast of Somalia and 380 kilometres (240 mi) south of the Arabian Peninsula. [12] A coastal plain, up to 5 km wide, extends around most of Socotra.

  3. List of endemic plants of Socotra - Wikipedia

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    Socotra is the largest island in the Socotra Archipelago, which also includes Abd al Kuri, Samhah, and Darsah. The islands are in the Indian Ocean east of the Horn of Africa and south of the Arabian Peninsula .

  4. List of desert and xeric shrubland ecoregions - Wikipedia

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    Aldabra Island xeric scrub: Seychelles: East Saharan montane xeric woodlands: Chad, Sudan: Eritrean coastal desert: Djibouti, Eritrea: Ethiopian xeric grasslands and shrublands: Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Somalia, Sudan: Gulf of Oman desert and semi-desert: Oman, United Arab Emirates: Hobyo grasslands and shrublands: Somalia: Ile Europa and ...

  5. This island might be the most bizarre place in the world - AOL

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    Socotra is the most isolated island in the world and lies 200 miles southeast from the coast of Yemen. Skip to main content. 24/7 Help. For premium support please call: 800-290-4726 ...

  6. Category:Environment of Socotra - Wikipedia

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    Socotra Island xeric shrublands This page was last edited on 18 November 2021, at 10:43 (UTC). Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution ...

  7. Deserts and xeric shrublands - Wikipedia

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    Xeric shrublands can experience woody plant encroachment, which is the thickening of bushes and shrubs at the expense of grasses. [5] This process is often caused by unsustainable land management practices, such as overgrazing and fire suppression, but can also be a consequence of climate change .

  8. Wildlife of Yemen - Wikipedia

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    The island of Socotra and its archipelago are also part of Yemen, about 240 km (150 mi) east of the Horn of Africa and 380 km (240 mi) south of the Arabian Peninsula. These islands have a unique flora and are fringed by coral reefs. Some seven hundred species of plant and animal are endemic to the Socotra island group. [13]

  9. Socotra Governorate - Wikipedia

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    The archipelago consists of the main island of Socotra (3,665 km 2 or 1,415 sq mi), three smaller islands, Abd al Kuri, Samhah and Darsa, and two rocky islets, Ka'l Fir'awn and Sābūnīyah, both uninhabitable by humans but important for seabirds. [17] The island is about 125 kilometres (78 mi) long and 45 kilometres (28 mi) north to south.