Sentences with phrase «ancient volcanic crater»

Crescent shaped Molokini Island is the partial ring of an ancient volcanic crater.

Sitting on the ancient volcanic crater and being ideally positioned Bandama offers the chance to visit Gran Canaria's main attractions.

These 7 islands are eroded stumps of an ancient volcanic crater that are scattered along the shore next to Paritutu Rock.

Frank Webb of NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) in Pasadena has spent two years monitoring ground movement at the Long Valley Caldera, an ancient volcanic crater in central California.

It is located in the Campi Flegrei, a sprawling constellation of ancient volcanic craters scorching hot just below the surface.

Not exact matches

The new results might even help earth scientists who seek to infer the thickness of Earth's ancient atmosphere based on the size of raindrop craters left in now - hardened volcanic ash.

These had been hinted at last year, when Alex Evans at the University of Arizona and colleagues used GRAIL maps to find evidence of more than 100 craters buried beneath seas of basalt formed by ancient volcanic eruptions.

Tour through the ancient volcanic Tropical Tablelands region, where you can swim in beautiful crater lakes, visit picturesque waterfalls and even spot the very elusive Platypus!

The Picos Region extends from the shadow of the ancient volcano of the Água de Pau Massif (known locally for the lake that rests within its volcanic crater: Lagoa do Fogo) until the area around the Sete Cidades caldera.

It is defined geographically by an ancient volcanic landscape, the largest freshwater crater lake in Australasia, geothermal attractions, and the mountains and ski areas of Tongariro National Park, a dual World Heritage National Park.

Once circular, it was known as Strongili, «the Round One», but some 3,600 years ago, at the height of the ancient Minoan civilization, a mighty volcanic eruption caused the centre of Strongili to sink, leaving a water - filled crater — Santorini's famous caldera.

Other crater lakes are situated much closer to the surrounding ground level, set inside ancient, dead volcanic crater beds.