Sentences with phrase «ancient rock formations in»

These tabletop mountains are among the most ancient rock formations in the world and their summit plateaus are unexplored wonderlands of flora and fauna found nowhere else on the planet.

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Spherical bubbles preserved in 3.48 billion - year - old rocks in the Dresser Formation in the Pilbara Craton in Western Australia provide evidence for early life having lived in ancient hot springs on land.

The fossils discovered in these formations include stromatolites — layered rock structures created by communities of ancient microbes — and several other signatures of microbial life, such as a microbial palisade texture preserved in stone, and bubbles that were most likely trapped in a sticky substance produced by ancient bacteria.

It's also easy enough to get to other great attractions in Turkey, such as Cappadocia, an amazing desert of conical rock formations, and Ephesus with its ancient Greek ruins.

With its labyrinth of underground cities and multicolored rock formations that spiral into the sky, ancient civilizations have thrived in this arid desert landscape for more than 8,000 years.

The river rises near Mont - aux - Sources and flows 2 000 kilometres across the country, traversing major rock formations, carving deep gorges and canyons in old granite and ancient quartzites, defying gravity down waterfalls, and flooding plains used for farming, en route.

Located right in the center of Edinburgh, Arthur's Seat stands out as the highest hill in an ancient formation of volcanic rock which graces the city's sky line.

Perched right in the middle of Edinburgh, Arthur's Seat is the highest hill in an ancient formation of volcanic rock that graces the city's skyline.

Rock climbing, caving and hiking are recommended during your time in the spectacular Cederberg Mountain Range because of the incredible rock formations and, even more exciting, the illustrations left on the rock faces by ancient African triRock climbing, caving and hiking are recommended during your time in the spectacular Cederberg Mountain Range because of the incredible rock formations and, even more exciting, the illustrations left on the rock faces by ancient African trirock formations and, even more exciting, the illustrations left on the rock faces by ancient African trirock faces by ancient African tribes.

Nestled amongst ancient sandstone rock formations and breathtaking landscape, this 5 - star luxury retreat is set in the majestic Cederberg mountains 270 km from Cape Town.

Sodi's rock sculptures are created by extracting dried volcanic magma from the Ceboruco volcano in Mexico; by encasing them in a gold ceramic glaze the artist brings together some of Earth's most recent geological formations with ancient and precious metal.

Basically, the reason natural fractures occur in the Buda oil formation is because ancient earthquakes split the rocks and allow oil to flow naturally.