Sentences with phrase «barely above sea level»

But.57 inches of subsidence yearly is still significant for a state barely above sea level.

Some Caribbean islands float barely above sea level, while others boast majestic, verdant mountain peaks.

Not exact matches

Sea - level rise and subsidence of the Mississippi Delta are causing large swaths of land to turn to marsh, then open water, leaving narrow strands of land barely above the muddy waters.

The world's lowest - lying nation rises barely four - feet above sea level (at its highest point, a mere eight - feet), and fans over the Indian Ocean in wide, flat circles of blindingly white sand.

These are tiny coral islands which barely reach above sea level.

Reaching barely a meter above sea level, this protected isle is less than a hectare in size, but offers one of the best day trips off the Belize coast.

«Atolls are very small islands, barely two meters above sea level.

Our estimated sea levels have reached +5 to 10 m above the present sea level during recent interglacial periods that were barely warmer than the Holocene, whereas the ice sheet model yields maxima at most approximately 1 m above the current sea level.

Home to some 10,000 people, the group of atolls and reefs is barely two meters above sea level.