Sentences with phrase «arid islands»

Peanut - shaped, with a brackish seawater lake towards its western coast, this arid island is ringed by a good selection of places to stay and is the most affordable of the three islands.

Already an arid island receiving a fraction of the rainfall of lush Bali, these undesirables seemingly spent a lot of their time denuding the island's once considerable tree cover, and what topsoil there was went with it.

It is hard to believe that this arid island is in league with the underworld, yet the main temple Pura Dalem Penetaran Ped radiates a strange atmosphere even in full daylight.

Not exact matches

Yet I am convinced that there are areas that lie between the camps and belong to no camps... certain mountaintops, for example, certain islands in the middle of swamps, certain arid strips where human beings may not find it worth their while to live.

The islands are notable for their distance from the Ecuadoran mainland and for their arid volcanic terrain, which produced the Galápagos's most striking and fortuitous distinction: the relative absence of people (and other predators).

Four pre-Columbian regions in arid to semi-arid deserts were compared with three sub-polar North Atlantic islands during Norse occupation.

Fill in your map as you chart a range of environments, from lush jungle to arid desert or icy tundra, there are millions of different islands to discover.

On the mainland and offshore islands, across every single ecological niche from the arid lands to our World Heritage rainforests, it's mopping up the remnants of Australia's rich and unique biodiversity.

From all our public areas and rooms, our guests will enjoy expansive views of the pristine arid savanna of the adjacent Galapagos National Park by looking north, to extinct volcanic cones shrouded in mist, mountains covered with lush tropical cloud forests, and green pasture farms by looking to the south - west; along with a 270 degree view of the infinite Pacific Ocean with nearby islands as a backdrop.

Unlike the majority of the Caribbean islands, they are not in the region's hurricane belt and are in consequence dry and fairly arid, with a year - round warm and sunny climate.

Since it's lush and green on one side (near Hilo) and arid and lunar - like on the other (near Kona), Big Island weddings are ideal for couples who love nature - based adventure.

Arid appearing, desolate, wind - swept, Anacapa is withal a valuable possession to its owner, and one of the picturesque islands of the entire group.

For most visitors, Baltra Island's scrubby, arid landscape is their first look at the Galápagos.

The flip side to that is that Aruba is a very dry island with little natural greenery or tropical plants — once away from the resort areas the island can be rocky and arid and there isn't much in the way of wildlife to be seen.

The southern part, Bukit peninsula is the most arid area of the island, but boasts the most beautiful hidden beaches and waves for brave surfers.

Fuerteventura presents an arid, almost lunar landscape and is home to far more sandy beaches than the other islands.

When looking for accommodations on Kaua`i, you can choose from three main areas of the island: the more populated eastern shore; the lush, tropical North Shore; and the arid southern shore.

In addition to the arid parts of the island, Tenerife also boasts green forests, built - up cities, Canarian villages, beaches and holiday resorts.

The moist highlands region of Santa Cruz offer visitors a welcome break from the arid landscapes that dominate most other islands in the archipelago.

In the hour - long drive across the island you'll witness a change from the hot, arid lowlands to the cool, moist highlands.

The laidback and remote village of Tulamben is located in one of the farthest corners of the island, which features an arid overland terrain, much in contrast to the beautifully colourful reefs that await under the surface of the waves.

Unlike many of the more popular islands in Indonesia, it is not green and lush, but dry, dusty, arid and sparsely populated with very little tourism infrastructure.

I think the coloring in this dress is striking, and I love that it's all from natural dyes — indigo comes from a plant and the exhibit's program says that Cochineal is a «scale insect that feeds on the Nopal cactus in arid areas of Mexico, Peru, Chile, and the Canary Islands.»

Larger dots represent islands with larger human populations, and colors indicate whether the future is projected to be more (red) or less (blue) arid than today.

The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) and other climate scientists regard global warming of two degrees Celsius as catastrophic, bringing water stress to arid and semi-arid countries, more floods in low - lying coastal areas, coastal erosion in small island states, and the elimination of up to 30 percent of animal and plant species.

Foreword Preface Summary for Policymakers Chapters Chapter 1: Introduction Chapter 2: Africa Chapter 3: The Arctic and the Antarctic Chapter 4: Australasia Chapter 5: Europe Chapter 6: Latin America Chapter 7: Middle East and Arid Asia Chapter 8: North America Chapter 9: Small Island States Chapter 10: Temperate Asia Chapter 11: Tropical Asia

This activity report provides an overview of measures taken to contribute to climate change mitigation and adaption, as climate change is affecting the world's poorest and most vulnerable countries, including Small Island Developing States, landlocked countries, arid - and semi-arid areas and countries where people are dependent on natural resources.

Their plan is to use tugboats to haul a large iceberg off Newfoundland to the arid Canary Islands, near the Moroccan coast.

Ocean - dominated systems, such as the open - ocean and coastal ecosystems adjacent to arid land (e.g. those in Antarctica and adjacent to arid regions, such as NW Australia; Falter et al. 2013) and very small watersheds, such as those in atolls and small islands, will likely reflect the open - ocean pH and Ω dynamics (Falter et al. 2013).