Sentences with phrase «by volcanic peaks»

Flanked by volcanic peaks, the capital Quito's old town is a maze of colonial splendour retaining its traditional indigenous character and atmosphere befitting its UNESCO heritage status.

* Lake Atitlan, a huge crater lake that's considered by many to be the most beautiful lake in the world and which is dotted by lakeside villages and rimmed by volcanic peaks.

After a short but steep climb through the woods, we were soon surrounded by the volcanic peaks and folds of the mountains, a fairy world of green and black.

At 7,000 feet, and surrounded by volcanic peaks more than twice that high, the land undulates with often steep hills.

Tenerife, crowned by the volcanic peak of Mount Teide, is surrounded by crystal - clear waters, and features a fantastic choice of resorts to suit all travellers.

Not exact matches

The height of exploration may have occurred at the peak of cooling: Starting in the late 16th century, a series of volcanic eruptions likely chilled the Northern Hemisphere by as much as 1.8 degrees Celsius below the long - term average, White says.

Depart the Amazon for Baños, a town surrounded by lush volcanic peaks.

The Islands of Tahiti are either volcanic peaks ringed by coral reefs, or low - lying atolls made up of coral reefs.

Formed by underwater volcanic activity, the island is roughly triangular in outline and emerges from the ocean as a giant, twin - peaked mesa with steep cliffs.

Some landscapes are dominated by towering volcanic peaks; others form low - lying atolls that encircle fish - laden shallows.

The interior of Fuerteventura is sparsely populated and it is characterised by a large number of volcanic peaks and a few green oasis with palm trees.

We will take different route, Southern along the volcanic mountains of Sarhro with peculiar formatted peaks and the oasis of the Draa lined by palm groves.

This can become difficult since the ice chronologies can only be checked by finding and definitively identifying tephra (volcanic glass shards) that can be attributed to these key eruptions; sulphate peaks in the ice are not volcano specific.

In short high altitude areas like the Himalayas, Andes, and the Rockies and a few volcanic peaks are «short circuits» in the troposphere, where energy absorbed by the ground from solar heating can be almost immediately radiated back to deep space directly from the ground.