Sentences with phrase «of volcanic origin»

As you consider these budget travel tips for the island nation of St. Lucia, you'll be struck by the fact that this place appears to have been separated from the South Pacific: towering mountains of volcanic origin, pristine, secluded beaches and a feeling that you're on the other side of the world.

Mauritius, known as Maurice in French, lies east of Réunion and is also of volcanic origin.

A long - lasting ocean would have reacted more extensively with deep rocks of volcanic origin.

Zeolites are naturally occurring microporous aluminosilicate minerals of volcanic origin.

The uniqueness of the area's geology of volcanic origin, endemic flora and fauna, the religious and cultural significance of Mount Batur for the Balinese is a perfect combination of different heritages of the Earth.

The complex is located within minutes from Puerto de la Cruz, a renowned tourist destination in the island, offering a wide number of restaurants, shops, nightclubs, sporting facilities as well as beautiful beaches of volcanic origin.

Ponta Delgada is located in a relatively special area, in that the geography is that of a flat area in between ocean and a mountain range of volcanic origins.

Born of Volcanic origin, the Island of Saint Lucia offers a burst of natural splendour with every turn.

The country spans 10 different islands of volcanic origin and several dozen small islets.

Both Hawaii and Fuerteventura are of volcanic origin which gives each island a unique landscape found nowhere else in the world — although this uniqueness is on quite opposite ends of the spectrum: While images of lush green rainforests, endless fields of farmland and vibrant colours come to mind when thinking of Hawaii, Fuerteventura's unique landscape seems somewhat out of this world.

The Hellisheidi power plant is the world's biggest geothermal energy generator, where water of volcanic origin runs turbines to power Iceland's capital city, Reykjavik, and other settlements.

Rodrigues, 340 miles further east, is a dependency of Mauritius is also of volcanic origin, but has no mountains.

The Vichy Double Glow Peel Mask is formulated to brighten dull skin through a double - peel action: a chemical action with AHA to remove dead cells and a mechanical action with rock of volcanic origin to gently exfoliate.

Pitons are steep mountains of volcanic origin.

These mountains do not appear to be of volcanic origin, and scientists are not sure how they form.

The bathers that gather every summer on the banks of the rivers of the mountain ranges of La Cabrera and El Teleno in León have little reason to suspect that the rocks that they can see near the water are of volcanic origin, over 460 million years old, when an emerging Iberian Peninsula was still on the coast of the continent of Gondwana, on the shore of the Rheic ocean.

Like Polynesia, the Hawaiian Islands are of volcanic origin and are blanketed with lush tropical greenery.

The Cape Verde islands are all of volcanic origin, but the island of Fogo («fire» in Portuguese) still has an active volcano, the Pico do Fogo, which erupted in 1995 and saw many of the islands inhabitants removed from their homes for as long as six months.

Of volcanic origin, the islands have a unique ecosystems and are very interesting.