Sentences with phrase «deep canyons in»

Mineral discoveries high up on the walls of Valles Marineris, the largest, deepest canyon in the solar system, suggest it once hosted glaciers

The Shoshone River flows through a deep canyon in Cody and there are several bridges across it.

The Colca Canyon is known as the deepest canyon in the world (which is actually not true) and draws in many tours to the Colca Canyon.

It's the deepest canyon in the world and from Oxia the view is great.

Enjoy an overnight excursion to the impressive Colca Canyon - one of the deepest canyons in the world.

On the way back, stop by some local villages and viewpoints to see old terraces and sections of Colca Canyon, the deepest canyon in the world.

Colca Canyon, located in Southern Peru, is one of the deepest canyons in the world.

Arequipa is also the home of the second deepest canyon in the world, Colca Canyon, and the immense Condor, a vulture type bird with a wingspan second only to the albatross.

Measuring more than 1 km (3280 feet) from cliff - edge to river bottom it is considered the deepest canyon in the world!

Comparisons with the Grand Canyon do it an injustice, so visit without any preconceived ideas (the two are very different) for the Blyde River Canyon, the third deepest canyon in the world, is magnificent; the beauty of the landscape breathtaking.

A few weeks ago, my girlfriend and I decided to take a trip to Arequipa to experience the city and to hike down into the Colca Canyon, the second deepest canyon in the world!

Within the borders of Sequoia / Kings Canyon are Mount Whitney, the highest point in the contiguous United States at 14,494 feet, and the Kings River Canyon, one of the deepest canyons in North America.

Tara River has created the deepest canyon in Europe, the second deepest in the world and is recognised as a UNESCO World Heritage site.

Maligne Canyon is the deepest canyon in Jasper National Park, with a depth of more than 50m at certain points.

There's plenty more to this fascinating country including one of the world's deepest canyons in the Colca Valley, Lake Titicaca where indigenous cultures still live in the ways of old and the mysterious geoglyphs at Nazca too.

Did you know that not only the highest navigable lake is located in Peru, but also the deepest canyon in the world?

You'll also find one of the world's deepest canyons in Colca Valley and a mysterious collection of geoglyphs at Nazca — plus not to forget the famous lost city of Machu Picchu.

Experiencing Incan history in all its authenticity, this spectacular yet challenging hike crosses the Canyon of the Apurimac River and takes you to Choquequirao's incredibly located ruins — perched high on a ledge above one of the deepest canyons in the world.

the deepest canyon in the world!

As one of the deepest canyons in the world, where in places it is impossible to see the valley floor from the canyon edge, Colca Canyon will no doubt leave you impressed.

Other tour highlights include Urique Canyon, the deepest canyon in the western Sierra Madre Mountains, and Paquime, Mexico's northernmost archaeological site where you'll see the ancient pyramids and adobe - style apartments.

Suspended over a deep canyon in the heart of the city by Spruce Street and 1st on Bankers Hill.

Being twice as deep as the Grand Canyon, the Colca Valley in Peru — northwest of Arequipa — is said to be the deepest canyon in the world.

The deepest canyon in Europe is situated in the regions of Ogliastra of Sardinia to experience nature in its wildest form.

The second deepest canyon in the United States, deeper then the Grand Canyon of the Colorado.

Colca canyon is the second deepest canyon in our planet, double deep of the Grand Canyon.

This is a breathtaking landscape, with one of the deepest canyons in the...

Northern Mariana Islands Encompassing the area containing the Mariana Trench (the deepest canyon in the world, five times deeper than the Grand Canyon), this protected area would cover uninhabited islands.

Not exact matches

Visiting the remote gorge of Nasja Creek in Arizona one summer, Abbey walked along its amber stream in the deep shadows of canyon walls towering hundreds of feet above on either side.

Look out upon the rugged beauty of canyons gouged deep in the earth.

Their analysis, recently published in Geology, reveals a subglacial lake covering as much as 1,250 square kilometers (making it the second - largest subglacial lake in Antarctica by length after Lake Vostok) and a series of canyons that extend a kilometer deep and 1,100 kilometers across.

Gas bubbles effervesce from a mound of muck on the seafloor in a deep submarine canyon off the west coast of Canada.

A sonar mapping cruise taken in June to the Baltimore, Washington and Norfolk Canyons and selected regions of the continental shelf between the canyons marked the first field effort of the multiyear Deep - Water Mid-Atlantic Canyons PCanyons and selected regions of the continental shelf between the canyons marked the first field effort of the multiyear Deep - Water Mid-Atlantic Canyons Pcanyons marked the first field effort of the multiyear Deep - Water Mid-Atlantic Canyons PCanyons Project.

LIKE water draining from an unplugged bathtub, meltwater flowing through deep cracks in the Martian rock may explain the origins of the enormous Hebes Chasma canyon.

According to the researchers, the presence of Osedax at these latitudes could be related to the contact with the deeper and colder waters in Blanes» underwater canyon, an area where they think more abundant and stable populations of the new Osedax species could live.

The most dense accumulations of litter were found in deep underwater canyons.»

The geologists say that the ancient canyon — thousands of feet deep in places — effectively rules out a popular model used to explain how the massive and picturesque gorges of the Himalayas became so steep, so fast.

And certainly not in the deep sea, where coral reefs, seamounts and rugged canyons that harbour diverse marine life are being destroyed as trawlers head for deeper waters.

A team of researchers from Caltech and the China Earthquake Administration has discovered an ancient, deep canyon buried along the Yarlung Tsangpo River in south Tibet, north of the eastern end of the Himalayas.

In a finding offering another sea - level rise warning, scientists yesterday reported the existence of deep, canyon - like valleys in the bedrock underneath the Greenland ice sheet that could facilitate the extensive flow of ice into the oceaIn a finding offering another sea - level rise warning, scientists yesterday reported the existence of deep, canyon - like valleys in the bedrock underneath the Greenland ice sheet that could facilitate the extensive flow of ice into the oceain the bedrock underneath the Greenland ice sheet that could facilitate the extensive flow of ice into the ocean.

Prehistoric rock art at many sites, from deep French caves to North American canyons, typically appears in inaccessible locations.

There, the dying animal visited the heads of deep ocean canyons that are cut into the North American coastal platform before returning to Georges Bank and, in Stormy's words, «hanging out.»

That means it sinks into the deeper layers of the ocean, and the contrast between this warm water and the undersea ice canyons contributes an unknown but substantial amount of sea level rise, said Josh Willis, an oceanographer at JPL in Pasadena, California.

Non-market supporting services are provided by deep - sea ecosystems in the form of habitat provision, nursery grounds, trophic support, refugia, and biodiversity functions provided by assemblages on seamounts, coral and sponge reefs, banks, canyons, slopes, fjords and other settings (Armstrong et al., 2012; Mengerink et al., 2014; Thurber et al., 2014; Levin and Le Bris, 2015).

The geologists say that the ancient canyon — hundreds of metres deep in places — effectively rules out a popular model used to explain how the massive and picturesque gorges of the Himalaya became so steep, so fast.

This little - known canyon, located in western Colorado, is deeper in some spots than it is wide, which leads to quite impressive views.

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Both in the canyon and in my recovery, the love of my family and friends encouraged me to dig deeper and find the strength to last a little longer, make decisions that would lead to my freedom, and gave me the knowledge that my struggle was worth it, to have my life again.

Here, she must ascertain if there is anything significant worth saving in the deep pit of a canyon before plans for a major dam can progress.

Elsewhere there's the Baja Peninsula, a beautiful area with long beaches backed by mountains and countless bays, the network of canyons that makes up Copper Canyon, larger and deeper than the Grand Canyon, and Sotano de las Golondrinas (the Cave of Swallows), the largest known cave shaft in the world with a depth of 1400 feet.