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Now gravel paths, lined by coral rocks, wind through manicured lawns.

Not exact matches

By FRED PEARCE Volcanic rocks in mid-Atlantic, coral atolls, white - beached Caribbean tourist traps, Pacific islands so remote that even the Polynesians have abandoned them — the leftovers of the British empire are a curious mixture of the military and the forgotten.

In addition, by directly deploying the vehicles into the depths of the canyon, the team were able to map and image steep and overhanging rock walls that hosted extensive coral communities; these habitats were previously overlooked using conventional (downward - looking) ship - based instruments.

Corals, sea squirts, sponges and tube worms all begin life as larvae floating in the water, and other research teams have shown that they too respond to compounds released by bacteria as signals to attach themselves to rocks or other surfaces and transition to a new life form.

Two thirds of its water sank into a blue - black no different from the deep water offshore; the other third, on the south side of the city, shone a wonderful turquoise blue, lit from below by a shallow bed of rock and coral that caught the sun like the inside of an oyster shell.

The lodge was hand built by Dick Birch and his family and friends out of coral rock and Andros» famous hardy pine.

Eden Rock — St Barths is located on a rocky promontory and surrounded by white sandy beaches, clear blue sea and an amazing coral reef full of colourful sea life.

Don't be fooled by its name, however: the wave breaks over very sharp coral and rocks, providing solid barreling sections, making it more suited for experienced surfers.

Located on the ground level of Sheraton Maui Resort & Spa, near Black Rock Terrace, the Coral Reef Room is surrounded by clear glass windows for an indoor / outdoor ambiance.

Descending down past ledges of pore corals your attention will soon be taken by the common lionfish, sometimes hidden under rock protusions, but often seen parading up and down the wall with their spectacular, barbed pectoral fins raised in display.

Every cove, bay and stretch of sand is marked by unique characteristics, rock and coral formations and picturesque tropical plants make up the amazing scenery.

Location: south of Boracay, between Boracay and Aklan in the Tabon Strait Access: about 30 minutes by boat from White Beach Experience: advanced divers Depth: 10 - 35 meters Visibility: 5 - 10 meters Current: very strong Characteristics: drift dive with canyons, rock formations, shark caves, sandy seabed, stingrays, shoals of fish, beautiful corals, sponges

Considered one of the safest places in the world for first timers, you will be able to swim in fantastic coral reefs, huge rock formations and underwater caves inhabited by colourful fish.

Close to a city it might be, but once on the reef you will be blown away by the sea life — sea fans and soft corals litter the rocks, surrounded by any number of sea creatures.

Location will be determined by the availability, Coral Gardens or Mexico Rocks.

The huge center pinnacle surrounded by small rocks are covered by soft corals, anemones, sponges and large sea fans.

Artificial reef construction by means of mineral accretion, also known as «third generation» artificial reef systems, is a novel technology which uses electricity to «grow» limestone rock on artificial frames and increase growth rates of corals and other reef organisms.

Possible sites include: Bandit Ledge: The gentle hills and ridges of this site support a surprising amount of beautiful cauliflower corals Garden Eel Cove: The slow drop - off ends in a sandy bottom covered with graceful garden eels Anglers: A beautiful archway housing a big family of lionfish High Rock: A massive ridge capped by a pinnacle rising to within 10 feet (approx. 3 meters) of the water's surface Anchor Drag: A maze of canyons, arches small caverns provide enjoyable exploration of the lobsters, crabs, shrimp and puffer fish who live here North Golden Arches: The main attraction is a rock arch with scattered coral heads throughout the area South Golden Arches: A large rock arch with a sandy area, housing numerous marine animals Harlequin: A great spot for a deep dive to see large schools of fish Kaloko Arches: The main attractions here are the unique rock outcroppings and lava formations Turtle Pinnacle: One of best sites to find green sea turtles Eel Cove: Interesting and rapid drop - off for deep diving Thunder Reef: Good spot for viewing deep - water animals West Kaiwi: This dive site is one of the best for observing fish, with lots of coral and a nearby drop - off Please note: This is not an introductory dRock: A massive ridge capped by a pinnacle rising to within 10 feet (approx. 3 meters) of the water's surface Anchor Drag: A maze of canyons, arches small caverns provide enjoyable exploration of the lobsters, crabs, shrimp and puffer fish who live here North Golden Arches: The main attraction is a rock arch with scattered coral heads throughout the area South Golden Arches: A large rock arch with a sandy area, housing numerous marine animals Harlequin: A great spot for a deep dive to see large schools of fish Kaloko Arches: The main attractions here are the unique rock outcroppings and lava formations Turtle Pinnacle: One of best sites to find green sea turtles Eel Cove: Interesting and rapid drop - off for deep diving Thunder Reef: Good spot for viewing deep - water animals West Kaiwi: This dive site is one of the best for observing fish, with lots of coral and a nearby drop - off Please note: This is not an introductory drock arch with scattered coral heads throughout the area South Golden Arches: A large rock arch with a sandy area, housing numerous marine animals Harlequin: A great spot for a deep dive to see large schools of fish Kaloko Arches: The main attractions here are the unique rock outcroppings and lava formations Turtle Pinnacle: One of best sites to find green sea turtles Eel Cove: Interesting and rapid drop - off for deep diving Thunder Reef: Good spot for viewing deep - water animals West Kaiwi: This dive site is one of the best for observing fish, with lots of coral and a nearby drop - off Please note: This is not an introductory drock arch with a sandy area, housing numerous marine animals Harlequin: A great spot for a deep dive to see large schools of fish Kaloko Arches: The main attractions here are the unique rock outcroppings and lava formations Turtle Pinnacle: One of best sites to find green sea turtles Eel Cove: Interesting and rapid drop - off for deep diving Thunder Reef: Good spot for viewing deep - water animals West Kaiwi: This dive site is one of the best for observing fish, with lots of coral and a nearby drop - off Please note: This is not an introductory drock outcroppings and lava formations Turtle Pinnacle: One of best sites to find green sea turtles Eel Cove: Interesting and rapid drop - off for deep diving Thunder Reef: Good spot for viewing deep - water animals West Kaiwi: This dive site is one of the best for observing fish, with lots of coral and a nearby drop - off Please note: This is not an introductory dive.

Mexico Rocks - Marked on land by a former coconut plantation, this popular huddle of coral heads lies just 20 minutes from San Pedro, in the north of Ambergris, and directly in front of Portofino Resort.

Harlequin ghostpipefish and robust ghost pipefish shelter in the refuges provided by these rocks on the soft corals and fans.

The dive sites of Koh Samui include the famous Sail Rock and are characterised by submerged pinnacles, large rocky seamounts, colourful corals and reefs with plenty of marine life for you to enjoy, including good chances to see whale sharks.

Reef breaks are produced by a wave breaking over rocks or coral, enough said.

Continuing on to Rusa, one of the best dive areas in Indonesia, we spend our next days enjoying the beautiful coral encrusted rocks surrounded by schooling fish.

Eden Rock; Shore entrance by the Eden Rock Dive Center on South Church Street then just a short 100 yard swim to see the tops of the caves and coral; 6.6 miles from Windsong.

Destinations from Perth include: Pinnacles and New Norcia, Wave Rock, Margaret River, Valley of the Giants Tree Top Walk, Albany and Great Southern, Perth and Fremantle, Swan Valley, Wildflowers, Perth by Night, Margaret River wine tasting, Farm stay, Monkey Mia, Coral Bay, Kalbarri and Ningaloo Reef.

The Eden Rock has a unique location, built primarily on a rocky prominence thrust into the sea at St. Jean Beach and braced by twin crescents of sandy beach and facing a coral reef.

Explore the dive site by shining your light under rocks and inside the corals and you will find creatures that only come out at night!

Swim by granite rock and coral formations, where grey reef sharks, octopuses, eagle rays, barracudas, batfishes and moray eels dwells.

The interesting rock formation is complemented by many colorful soft corals and gorgonian sea fans.

Within this apartment complex there are 4 swimming pools including 2 perched on the rocks lapped by the Coral Sea and the closest to Apartment 1504 on the rooftop.

Within this apartment complex there are 4 swimming pools including 2 perched on the rocks lapped by the Coral Sea and the closest to Apartment 1503 is on the rooftop.

Richelieu was named by Jacques Cousteau after Cardinal Richelieu, of the Three Musketeers whose scarlet cape reminded him of the purple soft corals adorning the limestone rocks.

When diving with no current, you can explore the saddle connecting the main rock to a big pinnacle covered by fan corals.

From the place where the anchor is, the plated sand bottom with some bommies are well covered by soft corals, keep swimming on the right side (north) from a huge single lime rock toward the channel, you will end up in a wonderful cave underwater in 11 meters of water leads up to the surface under rugged lime cliff, suddenly will be heard the voice of roosting of bats clinking on the sealing of the cave.

The British built the structure out of local coral rock and limestone as a defense against attacks by Spanish marauders.

The rock breaks the surface at low tide and drops to 18 - 22m, surrounded by boulders, staghorn corals and sand.

Among the hard coral, rubble and some rocks that formed an interesting topography, Reef Octopus, Pygmy Squid, nudibranchs, like the Nembrotha, Fimbriated and Yellowmargin Moray Eels were some of the highlights pointed out by our divemasters.

Coral reefs are formed by the attachment of multicellular invertebrates to rock and limestone build up around land masses.

Banderas Bay is home to an astounding array of unique underwater attractions, including unusual rock formations, expansive coral gardens, schools of exotic fish, pinnacles created by ancient lava flows, as well as undersea walls, cliffs, and shelves.

The tropical islands of the Bahamas are surrounded by a vast expanse of underwater ecosystems made up of coral rock formations.

Rated by many as one of the top ten diving destinations in the world, the Similan Islands offer both challenging deep rock dives and easy shallow coral reef dives.

1995 Choice Morsels from the Collection of the Centre National d'Art Contemporain, Centre National d'Art Contemporain, Grenoble, France Velge Noirhomme Gallery, Brussels Works on Paper, Baumgartner Galleries, Washington, DC Transatlantic, Museo de Artes Visuales Alejandro Otero, Caracas, Venezuela Out Of Use 95: Caravanserraglio Arte Contemporanea, Pescara, Italy Pièces — Meublés, Espace Gran Dia / Galerie Jousse Seguin, Paris (curated by Robert Nickas) Komix, Brooke Alexander Editions, New York Peter Halley and Ettore Sottsass, Jay Gorney Modern Art, New York Pace Prints, Ewing Gallery of Art and Architecture, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN Exhibition in Honor of the 30th Anniversary of the Israel Museum, Marian Goodman Gallery, New York Altered States, Forum for Contemporary Art, St. Louis, MO (curated by Robert Nickas, catalogue) Pittura Immedia, Malerei in den 90er Jahren, Landesmuseum Joanneum Graz, Klagenfurt, Austria (catalogue) It's Only Rock and Roll, Phoenix Art Museum, Phoenix, AZ (catalogue) Degrees of Abstraction: From Morris Louis to Mapplethorpe, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, MA New York Abstract, Contemporary Arts Center, New Orleans, LA (catalogue) Compensation, Gabinetto Disegni e Stampe Degli Uffizi, Florence, Italy Critiques of Pure Abstraction, Sarah Campbell Blaffer Gallery, University of Houston, TX (catalogue); travelled to Illingworth Kerr Gallery, Alberta College of Art, Calgary, Canada; Sheldon Memorial Art Gallery, University of Nebraska, Lincoln, NE; Armand Hammer Museum of Art, Los Angeles; Crocker Art Museum, Sacramento, CA; Museum of South Texas, Corpus Christi, TX; Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami, Coral Gables, FL; Polk Museum of Art, Lakeland, FL; Frederick R. Weisman Art Museum, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis (catalogue) Mesótica Painting, America non-representativa, Museo de Arte y Diseño Contemporaneo, San Jose, Costa Rica (catalogue) Open Your Heart, AIDS Resource Center's Seventh Annual Valentine Auction, Christinerose Gallery, New York Reinventing the Emblem, Yale University Art Gallery, New Haven, CT (catalogue) Private Passions, Musée d'Art Moderne de la Ville de Paris, Paris (catalogue)

I am inspired by many natural things — trees, rock formations, coral reefs — since all of these things exhibit pattern, texture etc..

Coral reefs - Rock - like limestone (calcium carbonate) structures built by corals along ocean coasts (fringing reefs) or on top of shallow, submerged banks or shelves (barrier reefs, atolls), most conspicuous in tropical and sub-tropical oceans.

Our fun rock shrimp table runner in white on coral red measures 16 by 90 inches and adds coastal flair to any tabletop.