Sentences with phrase «feet out of the ocean»

Cliffs rise 4,000 feet out of the ocean.

Punctuated by beautiful rock formations and sea stacks characteristic of the unforgettable Oregon coastline, the beach extends from the north at rocky Chapman Point to the south at Silver Point and is graced in the center by iconic Haystack Rock, rising 235 feet out of the ocean and featuring an ecosystem of bird life and tidepools that simply can not be missed.

At sunset, we cruise around Kicker Rock (Leon Dormido), a vertical tuff cone formation that abruptly juts up almost 500 feet out of the ocean.

Not exact matches

Langer, in his 20 - foot dual - engine outboard, and former world champion ocean racer Jim Wynne, driving a 32 - foot aluminum craft with two 445 - hp gas turbine engines, were the only two entrants out of 31 to complete the race.

A biologist witnesses a coconut crab taking out a blue - footed booby and documents the balance of the animals in an Indian Ocean archipelago.

The captured CO2 will be liquefied on site and pumped through a two - foot - diameter pipeline that will snake south through the waters of the Arthur Kill, turn eastward through Raritan Bay out into the Atlantic Ocean, and arrive, about 140 miles later, at a natural repository of Lower Cretaceous sandstone more than 8,000 feet below the seafloor.

Uluwatu Temple Perched on the edge of a 200 + foot cliff extending out into the Indian Ocean, Uluwatu Temple is one of Bali's sacred sea temples.

Make your way out to «The End» of the Island with your dog in tow and enjoy strolling the over 2,000 feet of ocean beach.

Today, Waimea is home to the Quiksilver Big Wave Invitational every January (if waves reach a minimum of 20 feet) but mostly it's a place for families and groups of friends to picnic, lay out, and frolic in the ocean — especially in the summer, when the water is typically calm and swimmable.

Then, in a fitting goodbye to the area, we walked to the nearby Kamaishi Daikannon Statue, the unmissable 160 - foot high statue of Buddha that looks out onto the fjord - like inlet and to the Pacific Ocean beyond.

Cool stuff includes the Pacific Ocean; snowy plover (if you stop to walk on the beach); lots of people enjoying the scene on bike, foot, or stroller; surfers and big kites; the «sleeping lady» profile of Mount Tam to the north; and views out to as far as Drakes Point in Point Reyes on a clear day.

From a height of 205 feet above the ocean, its «first order» Fresnel lens, casts it's beams some 21 miles out to sea.

KO OLINA OCEAN ADVENTURES takes guests out on its 58 - foot Viking yacht, Ho`olulu, to challenge wahoo, yellowfin or bluefin tuna, or marlin, all against the rugged backdrop of the Leeward Coast.

The 18 hole Costa Teguise Golf Club is set on the foot of an ancient volcano in between lava, cactus and palm trees, and looks out to the Atlantic Ocean.

Once again, mothers force their chicks out after just a few days to skitter down cliffs hundreds of feet high and crash in the ocean.

A catamaran or zodiac boat tour will make the most of your vacation time because not only will you have the chance to view the whales from a close distance, you may also get to see some playful Hawaiian spinner dolphins and turtles, and take in views of Kauai's spectacular coastlines, such as the Napali coast, a jaw - dropping 3,000 foot cliffs rising majestically out of the ocean.

There is a wave break of large lava rocks about 20 feet out into the ocean so it makes for a very calm, shallow area for children to enjoy.

Not for the faint - hearted, swim out to the end and look down through the glass to the crashing Indian Ocean hundreds of feet below while sipping on your carefully crafted cocktail from the all - star mixologist team.

Both experienced and introductory divers have a chance to check out the variety of marine life along the ocean floor (scuba upgrade available) while other passengers snorkel, enjoy the water slide on the back of our boat, or dangle their feet in the water on the convenient swim bench.

the only problem we had was a storm that turned up the ocean that dumped feet of seaweed on our beach that required major backhoe cleanup that took a few days unfortunately out of our weeks vacation.

Offering 550 square - feet of space, this suite features two large private balconies with ocean views, contemporary design and decor, a spacious living area with a full - size pull - out sleeper sofa and a host of convenient complimentary in - suite amenities Located on Floors 2 — 9.

The village is clustered in a small area at the foot of the headland, looking out to the north and unashamedly worshipping the ocean.

When you want to get your feet wet with the latest craze, get out of the board room and hop on a board for the ride of your life in the Pacific Ocean.

Classic rooms and Terrace Suites measure 750 and 860 square feet respectively, and while all rooms have a large balcony or terrace and unobstructed ocean views, it's worth forking out a little more for one of the 16 1,400 - square - foot Club Peninsula Suites.

The Ocean Institute is on the far end of the harbor, at the foot of the Dana Point headlands; be sure to check out their marine exhibits and their two tall ships, or join an ocean - going expedition to see local marine Ocean Institute is on the far end of the harbor, at the foot of the Dana Point headlands; be sure to check out their marine exhibits and their two tall ships, or join an ocean - going expedition to see local marine ocean - going expedition to see local marine life.

This luxurious 69 - foot catamaran takes passengers out to the beautiful scenic views of the oceans surrounding the island of Key West, then to the largest living ecosystems in the country, the coral reef.

It's time to find out how daring each of you can be by visiting The Big Blue Hole, a natural wonder comprised of collapsed undersea caves that left a perfect circle in the ocean that's 1,000 feet across and 412 feet deep.

The second half will consist of actually going out in the ocean and going to up to 30 - feet deep to venture into the great abyss.

Situated cliff - side, 260 feet above the Pacific Ocean, this four - level, multi-million-dollar home offers a host of superb amenities, an ideal location, and commanding views of the Pacific, inside and out.

The meeting space offers over 25,000 square feet out ocean view space and over 10,000 square feet of outdoor space.

Another words, the ocean can indeed be very calm if the next incoming wave arrives out of phase (half a cycle or so), even if the preceding wave was two feet in amplititude due to two waves arriving in synch (on time).

Case in point: you point out how a CENTURY of global warming is borne out in the atmosphere, the cryosphere, the ocean temperature, and in sea level rise ALL YOUR OPPONENT needs to say is that the last 18 years doesn't look like «warming» for the atmosphere above 15,000 feet (which, btw, WHAT atmosphere?)

But the oceanography of the east coast sea bed is conducive to putting turbines miles out at sea, where winds are also conveniently stronger, and a 400 - foot tall turbine 12 miles away will appear as a short twig sticking out of the ocean.

Instruments have long been sent out to sea to measure winds on the ocean's surface, but the blade tips of offshore wind turbines can reach up to 600 feet above the surface, where winds can behave very differently.

The last time the planet was even four degrees warmer, Peter Brannen points out in The Ends of the World, his new history of the planet's major extinction events, the oceans were hundreds of feet higher.

But when Maya Tolstoy, a marine geophysicist at the Lamont - Doherty Earth Observatory and the Earth Institute at Columbia University, recently learned that two - thirds of the seismometers she placed on the floor of the Pacific Ocean were trapped more than 8,000 feet (2500 meters) underwater, it turned out to be an extremely good sign.

«Can you believe that last week you would have been standing under nine feet of sand that went 60 feet out into the ocean?»