Arhiva zilei: 23 ianuarie 2009

Taramuri extraterestre pe Pamant

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Totul a inceput cu vreo sase milioane de ani in urma (in pliocen), cand o suprafata de 3.625 kmp s-a separat de Africa (de fapt, de supercontinentul Gondwana), in urma derivei continentelor. Atunci s-au creat un microclimat si un ecosistem unice, favorizand speciile endemice. Raiul botanistilor si al zoologilor a inceput sa fie populat de triburile arabe in urma cu vreo trei milenii, insa insula le era cunoscuta deja vechilor greci, care o numeau Dioscorida, si romanilor, care se raportau la ea ca la Dyo-Socor-Yahlas sau Dyo-Sotori. Continuare →

Socotra – The alien island

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Socotra Island is really the Galapagos of the Indian Ocean (Arabian Se ). It is the biggest Yemeni island and its area is about 3650 Km2. It is located to the east Gulf of Aden and it is about 880 Km off Aden city (The Free Zone). The nearest point in the main land to Socotra is Ras Fartak in Almahara Governorate which is about 380 Km. The island is home to many rare species of plants, insects, animals, and birds, which live there, almost undisturbed. It is necessary to safeguard this rare biodiversity in the island and its marine surrounding against the sort of development that has destroyed almost every comparable island in the world. Continuare →