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11/ The Socotra Archipelago is a Governorates of Yemen πŸ‡ΎπŸ‡ͺ.

Despite politically being a part of Yemen, it is geographically a part of Africa, as it is linked to the continental Somali Plate.

It’s known for its exceptional biodiversity, with 700 endemic species found nowhere else on earth. Only New Zealand πŸ‡³πŸ‡Ώ, Hawaii πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ, New Caledonia πŸ‡³πŸ‡¨ and the GalΓ‘pagos Islands πŸ‡ͺπŸ‡¨ have more!

A famous example is the striking dragon’s blood tree, found on the Diksam Plateau.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Socotra_

#geoweirdness
21 November at 16:55 | Open on en.osm.town
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OpenCage πŸ‘‰πŸŒ replied to OpenCage

12/ Finally, the Indian Ocean of course includes Christmas Island πŸ‡¨πŸ‡½.

This Australian πŸ‡¦πŸ‡Ί external territory is so weird and wonderful we dedicated an entire thread to it: en.osm.town/@opencage/11164135

#geoweirdness
21 November at 16:55 | Open on en.osm.town
OpenCage πŸ‘‰πŸŒ replied to OpenCage

13/ That’s it for our thread on the #geoweirdness of the Indian Ocean. Thanks for reading and sharing. What did we miss?

We have links to many more geothreads about geospatial technologies, #geoweirdness of individual countries, geocoding, border disputes, etc linked on our blog:
blog.opencagedata.com/geothrea

If you particularly like archipeligos you may enjoy our threads about the Greater and Lesser Antilles

en.osm.town/@opencage/11265556

en.osm.town/@opencage/11277370

13/ That’s it for our thread on the #geoweirdness of the Indian Ocean. Thanks for reading and sharing. What did we miss?

We have links to many more geothreads about geospatial technologies, #geoweirdness of individual countries, geocoding, border disputes, etc linked on our blog:
blog.opencagedata.com/geothrea
21 November at 17:00 | Open on en.osm.town
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