The Mysterious Socotra Island (Indian Ocean) Welcome to the Alien lands of Socotra, with strange trees like the Dragon Blood Tree! You would be inclined to think you were transported to another planet - or traveled to another era of Earth’s history. Socotra Island, which is part of a group of four islands, has been geographically isolated from mainland Africa for the last 6 or 7 million years. The archipelago features narrow coastal plains, a limestone plateau with caves, and mountains which rise to 1,525 meters above sea level.
Socotra is a small Yemeni archipelago of four islands and islets in the Indian Ocean off the coast of the Horn of Africa, about 350 kilometers south of the Arabian peninsula.
Like the Galapagos Islands, this island is teeming with 800 extremely rare species of flora and fauna, a full 1/3 of which are endemic, i.e. found nowhere else on Earth.
A Dragon’s Blood Tree (Dracaena cinnabari) is seen in front of the Skund mountains on the island of Socotra, Yemen. The tree is so named because any injury to the bark results in a deep red liquid excreting from the scar – compared in the past to the "Blood of Dragons".
 Dragons Blood Tree  The branches spread out into the sky and from below appear to hover over the landscape like so many flying saucers... and from above they have a distinct mushroom look.  
There is also the Desert Rose (adenium obesium) which looks like nothing so much as a blooming elephant leg.
A Socotran Fig Tree (Dorstenia gigas) with a bizare swollen trunk that almost has human proportions grows against a limestone rock face on the island of Socotra. The plants are one of over 300 plant species endemic to the island.
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The Mysterious Socotra Island (Indian Ocean)
Written by shanita on 2009-05-07 09:33:36
wow...its so beatiful...... wish i cud go there | The Mysterious Socotra Island (Indian Ocean)
Written by Last on 2009-05-07 18:15:14
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Written by avinasha on 2009-05-08 14:55:02
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Written by dhampu on 2009-05-10 02:20:25
Realy good & mysterious | The Mysterious Socotra Island (Indian Ocean)
Written by yeboa on 2009-05-11 10:09:34
This place is truly and absolutely amazing. I don't think I have seen a place as beautiful. I will visit it at least once before this life is over. :  | The Mysterious Socotra Island (Indian Ocean)
Written by sandeep4671 on 2009-05-11 11:33:12
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Written by skylove99 on 2009-05-11 20:36:09
is it really existing?.
wow,.. if it is, i wish i could go there...it's beautiful
and.....rare, | The Mysterious Socotra Island (Indian Ocean)
Written by osandyoo on 2009-05-11 21:46:03
This is really weird but exciting and beautiful.It is one of God' mysterious creations | The Mysterious Socotra Island (Indian Ocean)
Written by rk_01 on 2009-05-12 07:17:32
such a beatiful place, i wish to go there at least once. | The Mysterious Socotra Island (Indian Ocean)
Written by yeboa on 2009-05-12 07:38:06
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Written by djyaja on 2009-05-12 18:11:23
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Written by kerthi on 2009-05-14 11:54:28
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Written by manot07 on 2009-05-17 14:35:08
  thease photos makes it more mysterious. Lovely plants. | The Mysterious Socotra Island (Indian Ocean)
Written by ranisush on 2009-05-18 13:25:50
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Written by bse on 2009-06-26 10:38:51
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Written by kul17 on 2009-06-27 16:35:50
i doubt if this place exist? | The Mysterious Socotra Island (Indian Ocean)
Written by snj0112 on 2009-07-16 14:07:47
its really wonderfull | The Mysterious Socotra Island (Indian Ocean)
Written by cutepup on 2009-10-30 09:21:46
Amazing............. | The Mysterious Socotra Island (Indian Ocean)
Written by NULL on 2009-12-07 12:32:31
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Written by biresh on 2009-12-07 21:53:13
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Written by NULL on 2009-12-08 16:47:29
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Written by tmanoharantr on 2009-12-13 06:45:52
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Written by NULL on 2009-12-17 11:30:45
very beautiful
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Written by Focuz on 2009-12-31 08:06:49
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