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  2. Socotra Rock - Wikipedia

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    In Korean, the rock itself is known as Ieodo or Parangdo.Internationally it is known as Socotra Rock, and in Chinese, it is known as Suyan Islet (苏岩礁; 蘇巖礁; Sūyán Jiāo), which means the "rock" (岩/巖, yán) or "reef" (礁, jiāo) outside the coastal waters of Jiangsu (苏/蘇, sū, the abbreviation).

  3. Geology of Socotra - Wikipedia

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    The geology of Socotra is part of the national geology of Yemen. Ancient Precambrian metamorphic rocks are intruded by younger igneous rocks , overlain by limestones and other marine sediments that deposited during marine transgression periods in the Cretaceous and the past 66 million years of the Cenozoic .

  4. Socotra - Wikipedia

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    Socotra (/ s ə ˈ k oʊ t r ə, s oʊ-, ˈ s ɒ k ə t r ə /; Arabic: سُقُطْرَىٰ Suquṭrā) or Saqatri (Soqotri: ساقطْري Saqaṭri) is an island in the Indian Ocean part of Yemen. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] Lying between the Guardafui Channel and the Arabian Sea and near major shipping routes, Socotra is the largest of the six islands in ...

  5. Ieodo Ocean Research Station - Wikipedia

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    Ieodo Ocean Research Station is built atop Socotra Rock. Ieodo Ocean Research Station is an ocean platform constructed by South Korea and placed on the submerged Socotra Rock in the East China Sea. The stated purpose of the platform is the collection of meteorological data, provision for maritime safety, and fisheries monitoring. [1]

  6. Socotra rock gecko - Wikipedia

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    The Socotra rock gecko (Pristurus sokotranus) is a species of lizard in the Sphaerodactylidae family found on Socotra Island. [2] References

  7. East China Sea EEZ disputes - Wikipedia

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    The dispute between PRC and South Korea concerns Socotra Rock, a submerged reef on which South Korea has constructed a scientific research station. While neither country claims the rock as territory, the PRC has objected to Korean activities there as a breach of its EEZ rights. [12]

  8. Parangdo - Wikipedia

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    Parangdo, another name for Socotra Rock, a disputed reef in the East China Sea An island of uncertain location claimed by South Korea in 1951; see Rusk documents Topics referred to by the same term

  9. Eriosh Petroglyphs - Wikipedia

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    The Eriosh Petroglyphs or Iryosh Petroglyphs or petroglyphs of Ariyūsh are a group of petroglyph carvings in the north-western coastal plain of Socotra island, Yemen. The group consists of pecked or carved graffiti, feet, geometric and crucial shapes, animals and anthropomorphs. The site is of unknown origin and age. [1] [2]