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🌴 Socotra Archipelago: Socotra Marine Area

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🌴 Socotra Archipelago: Socotra Marine Area
Marine protected area in the northwestern Indian Ocean


🕐 3 min read · Updated 10 Apr 2026 at 20:11

UNESCOUNESCO World Heritage Site

📌 Fast Facts
  • Location: Northwestern Indian Ocean, 380 km east of Horn of Africa
  • Area: Waters surrounding Socotra and smaller islands of the archipelago
  • Marine habitat type: Coral reefs, seagrass beds, mangrove forests
  • UNESCO inscription: 2008

The Socotra Marine Area is a marine protected zone in the northwestern Indian Ocean that encompasses the waters ...

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