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🌴 Socotra Archipelago: Socotra B

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🌴 Socotra Archipelago: Socotra B
Island in the Arabian Sea, Yemen, with exceptional endemic biodiversity


🕐 3 min read · Updated 10 Apr 2026 at 20:12

UNESCOUNESCO World Heritage Site

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  • Location: Arabian Sea, 380 km southeast of Yemen
  • Part of four-island archipelago; Socotra is the largest
  • Approximately one-third of flora species endemic
  • UNESCO inscription: 2008

Socotra B is an island in the Socotra Archipelago located in the Arabian Sea off the coast of ...

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