WVDXA socotra

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The Island:

*Socotra* or *Soqotra* (Arabic </wiki/Arabic_language> *?????* ; 
*Suqut.ra*) is a small archipelago </wiki/Archipelago> of four islands 
and islets in the Indian Ocean </wiki/Indian_Ocean> off the coast 
Somalia some 350 km </wiki/Kilometre> south of the Arabian peninsula 
</wiki/Arabian_peninsula>. It is a part of 'Adan Governorate 
</wiki/%27Adan_Governorate> of the Republic of Yemen </wiki/Yemen>.




The Rules:


A new Entity results in the case of an island under any of the following 
conditions:

i) The island is separated from its Parent, and any other islands that 
make up the DXCC Entity that contains the Parent, by 350 kilometers or 
more. Measurement of islands in a group begins with measurement from the 
island containing the capital city. Only one Entity of this type may be 
attached to any Parent.

ii) The island is separated from its Parent by 350 kilometers or more, 
and from any other island attached to that Parent in the same or a 
different island group by 800 kilometers or more.

iii) The island is separated from its Parent by intervening land or 
islands that are part of another DXCC Entity, such that a line drawn 
along a great circle in any direction, from any part of the island, does 
not touch the Parent before touching the intervening DXCC Entity. There 
is no minimum separation distance for the first island Entity created 
under this rule. Additional island Entities may be created under this 
rule, provided that they are similarly separated from the Parent by a 
different DXCC Entity and separated from any other islands associated 
with the Parent by at least 800 km.