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) E' O; r, ?! T% @5 E3 F Alien-looking Island ; t" S3 e; Q+ ^7 X) CTVBNOW 含有熱門話題,最新最快電視,軟體,遊戲,電影,動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。It is believed that Socotra got its name from Sanskrit, meaning “Island of Bliss.” Others suggest the name was derived from Arabic and means “dripping frankincense.” It may be a bit of both, currently unspoiled by man, but most people know of Socotra as being “the most alien-looking place on Earth.” It’s like a whole another world, like a different dimension。TVBNOW 含有熱門話題,最新最快電視,軟體,遊戲,電影,動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。% ^# L" n, H& r
索科特拉島 (阿拉伯語:سقطرى;Socotra;Suquṭra;Soqotra) 是西印度洋西北部的一群島,位於阿拉伯海與亞丁灣的交界處是由4座小島組合而成,屬於也門哈達拉毛省領土。Socotra (Arabic: سُقُطْرَى;Suquṭra;Soqotra) is a small archipelago of four islands in the Indian Ocean. It lies in the north-western corner of the Western Indian Ocean, at the junction between the Gulf of Aden and the Arabian Sea, belong to part of the Republic of Yemen.: c! X9 X/ s; H& p9 b: u! j
南部沿海地區是一片廣袤的潔白沙丘,在季風季節,高强度的季風會讓這裏的沙丘地形不斷發生變化。 ' e! J- P( c6 w; K5 D9 VDazzling white sand dunes stretch for miles in places along Socotra’s southern coastline, here at Aomak beach. Extremely high winds during the monsoon season constantly reshape the dunes.TVBNOW 含有熱門話題,最新最快電視,軟體,遊戲,電影,動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。6 ~. K. Z2 F7 `* c
脫離非洲大陸已經有1800萬年的歷史,長期的地理隔離加上惡劣乾燥的環境氣候,孕育出極罕見的物種: 825種植物中有307種(37%),90%的爬蟲動物和95%的蝸牛品種,都是在地球上其它地方找不到的。聯合國教科文組織已於2008年將索科特拉島列入世界自然遺產。 ' A* L' b& r& xSocotra has been tectonically isolated from Africa and Arabia for the past 18 million years, with its fierce heat and drought have combined to create a unique and spectacular endemic flora. Huge number of flora and fauna on Socotra are endemic, i.e., they are found nowhere else on Earth: 37% of Socotra’s 825 plant species, 90% of its reptile species and 95% of its land snail species. The island was recognized by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) as a world natural heritage site in July 2008.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb1 X$ C! [9 ^. c1 J) }* {9 F/ k( S y
索科特拉島島上最著名的物種是龍血樹 (Dracaena Cinnabari),看起來就像飛碟一樣,帶著深紅色的樹汁。5.39.217.77:8898# g. i9 u* w% J* J0 [
One of the most striking of Socotra’s plants is the dragon’s blood tree (Dracaena Cinnabari), which is a strange-looking, UFO-shaped tree. The tree is so named because any possible injury to the bark results in a deep red liquid that excretes from the scar.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb6 E8 L. T( m" L! o1 l" N3 Z1 r
據說樹齡最高可達六千年,其深紅色的樹脂被命名為龍血竭,不但可用於醫藥、染料,也被用於巫術、煉金術與民間魔法。最新的調查報告顯示,氣候緩化令季節性雲量减少,造成索科特拉島水分缺乏,加上外來物種入侵,索科特拉島上幾乎已經沒有了自然生長的龍血樹幼苗。專家預期,或許在100年內,索科特拉島多數龍血樹都會死亡,這一植物將面臨滅絕困境。 * E" o$ n) j: g$ y& _: \tvb now,tvbnow,bttvbThe tree can live to 5000 or 6000 years old. Its red sap was thought to be the dragon’s blood of the ancients, sought after as a medicine and a dye, also inscribe as magical seals and talismans. Some scientists blame a lack of water caused by a decrease in seasonal cloud cover—and predict that many stands could disappear within a century. : F2 h/ m8 S+ L( ^& M在懸崖上的沙漠玫瑰 (Adenium Obesum) 也相當特別,直接嵌進石頭長出來,完全不需要土壤;樹皮則像橡膠一樣閃閃發亮,枝幹頂端還會長出漂亮的粉紅色花朵。TVBNOW 含有熱門話題,最新最快電視,軟體,遊戲,電影,動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。( w/ m# N, i4 Y( b0 D) H! N
Another famous plant species is Desert Rose (Adenium Obesum) which blooming in spring with a flush of pink flowers, they apparently do not require soil, always magically growing from cliffs and rock-faces, sinking their roots straight into bare rock." G9 F Z- a x3 C4 u2 ]
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Wadi-Geneb-cave 4 J5 J, D6 ]7 ^8 k- f# f 9 R3 s7 Q8 D4 A) \! o3 j5.39.217.77:8898most-unusual-and-famous-tree-the-dragons-blood-tree + m" B$ }% C9 Q& s, ` $ D/ r0 ~& D5 X; z: n: i5 ` oTVBNOW 含有熱門話題,最新最快電視,軟體,遊戲,電影,動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。Socotra-is-the-largest-of-four-islands-off-Yemen-that-make-up-a-small-archipelago. & k, ?7 c- b7 ^( q! g" |- ^ 3 j a ^) W% h) f4 O9 Y* {4 u- N5.39.217.77:8898Socotra-Island-Yemen-is-an-isolated-getaway-for-adventurers-and-nature-lovers. * @5 F: a p2 T5 K 3 s$ A# J) ^# \" j+ _Socotra-Island-Yemen4 U. V4 [* F/ a0 r7 K. F 公仔箱論壇" h7 Q: t, }% t
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Homhil-plateau-watering-hole. 4 g# E( d, d* u3 |/ p' k公仔箱論壇 / I* w( f# c; G2 {3 G6 n# t5.39.217.77:8898Hawk-cave-in-Hala-East-of-Socotra-island.TVBNOW 含有熱門話題,最新最快電視,軟體,遊戲,電影,動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。" x: _2 o8 W+ `5 ] 公仔箱論壇8 B+ m2 }/ L4 j# M
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Another-cave-on-Socotra. 3 Q5 g. `# a; x5 Q& o3 h. z8 w7 }5.39.217.77:8898作者: markhamwong 時間: 2013-6-7 08:55 AM