The Lost Island
Posted on September 16th, 2008 by Dr.Bruce
Socotra Island may be a real life example of the land that time forgot. Geographically isolated from Africa for over 6 million years it has developed unique flora and fauna that is not found anywhere else on Earth.
Situated in the Indian Ocean 250 km from Somalia and 340 km from Yemen, Socotra has wide sandy beaches, limestone plateaus full of caves, and mountains up to 1525 meters high. The Island supports about 48,000 and only had the first roads installed in 2006 by the Yemeni
Socotra has been declared a World Natural Heritage Site.
Read more about the island – The Most Alien-Looking Place on Earth.
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Yep. That’s the strangest looking vegetation I’ve ever seen.