Sentences with phrase «dry volcanic islands»

After all, these dry volcanic islands are the well - known locus of Darwinian legends.

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Then, in 1964, rock climbers found the dried - out remains of a giant stick insect on Ball's Pyramid, an 1,800 - foot - tall spire of volcanic rock 14 miles from Lord Howe Island.

The Main Entrée selection has a varied list of house specialties including Bouillabaisse with prawns, crabs, clams, snapper, scallops, and mussels in a lobster saffron broth; Roasted Duck with wild rice risotto cake and dried fig port wine sauce; Sautéed Snapper Muniere, a fresh filet with scallop and rock shrimp hash; as well as the Volcanic Seasoned Monchong sautéed with fresh island succotash.

Big Island has lots of volcanic rocks and shrubbery on the dry Kona side, while the Hilo side is very wet and almost like a jungle.

Tenerife is an island formed during a volcanic eruption which created a dry and rocky landscape with large mountains.