Sentences with phrase «from desert sand»

They drink less than dogs do — possibly because they descend from desert sand cats.

MIDDLE EAST 2014 SUPPLEMENT Visitors to the Middle East can not help but be awed by the majestic skylines of the metropolises that have sprung from the desert sands along the Arabian Gulf.

Learn More Egypt Egypt is a rich repository of legendary pyramids, monumental statuary and temple unearthed from desert sands.

Egypt is a rich repository of legendary pyramids, monumental statuary and temple unearthed from desert sands.

There are 4 - 5 different planets you can visit in the game — all of which are open to explore — ranging from the desert sands of Jakku to the snowy landscapes of Starkiller Base.

Not exact matches

Ten years ago, the village of Tulum, a two - hour drive south from Cancun, was little more than a scruffy outpost nestled into an otherwise deserted strip of sand and jungle.

Among the challenges are surmounting delays from rerouting utility lines and creating special designs to overcome the desert conditions, specifically, the clouds of sand that can overwhelm the site without warning.

In this chapter we are looking at the fact of evil from a specifically Christian perspective, and no Christian can be like the ostrich, which is said to bury its head in the sand when a storm sweeps over the desert.

New York Times: One - Stop Sunday Mornings for Cowboys and Cowgirls in an Arizona Town From an improvised pulpit nestled on a slice of desert sand between a bull - riding ring and a bar serving biscuits and $ 3 beers, the preacher opened his last sermon of the year with a question and a revelation.

The sooner the world overcomes it's addiction to oil and heroin, the sooner Islam will return to the desert sands from whence it came.

New images from the Huygens probe reveal that Titan, Saturn's biggest moon, has giant sand - dune deserts that bear a striking resemblance to those found here on Earth.

There is no horizon, just a haze of sand whipped up by the hot, harmattan winds blowing from the Sahara Desert.

Avalanching sand from dune faces in Death Valley National Park and the Mojave Desert can trigger loud, rumbling «booming» or short bursts of «burping» sounds — behaving as a perfectly tuned musical instrument.

Soon after, he consolidated a kingdom that stretched from the coasts of the Indian Ocean and the Red Sea to the vast sand deserts of central Arabia.

Israel is subjected to sand and dust storms from several directions: northeast from the Sahara, northwest from Saudi Arabia and southwest from the desert regions of Syria.

Variations in the ability of sand particles kicked into the atmosphere from deserts in the Middle East to absorb heat can change the intensity of the Indian Summer Monsoon, according to new research from The University of Texas at Austin.

People have been preserving bodies of the dead for millennia, from the bog bodies found in the peat wetlands of northern Europe to the embalmed and wrapped mummies recovered from Egypt's desert sands.

Built up over the ages by wind - blown sands from the nearby Gobi Desert and Qaidam Basin, the plateau has long boasted some of the world's most erosion - prone soils.

But the Mojave Desert site, with its lava flowers and sand dunes, is also involved in a debate over whether Cadiz Inc. will be able to build a proposed 43 - mile - long pipeline to pump water from an aquifer under land its owns to 100,000 households in Southern California.

Aeolian deposition is responsible for sorting and transporting lithogenic matter (primarily sand - and clay - sized particles), containing microbial cells from the surrounding desert environments (soils, ephemeral streams, glaciers, etc.) onto the ice covers that range in thickness from 3 to 20 meters.

The forests act as a barrier against the sands from the neighboring Taklamakan desert.

Namibian desert - dwelling elephants have figured out how to prevent overheating in triple - digit temperatures by covering their bodies with sand wetted by their urine or regurgitated water from a specialized pouch beneath their tongue that holds many gallons of water.

The Wind River Range cuts a 120 - mile path across western Wyoming, rising from the wavelike sand dunes of the Red Desert in the south and terminating amid the rolling forests that ring the entrances to Yellowstone and Grand Teton national parks in the north.

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There are car chases, quick sand, river pursuits, poison darts, and exotic locations from the Nevada desert to the jungles of Peru and the Amazon.

Sand dunes are built up by desert winds that blow from one direction over a long period of time.

The desert roads are all coated with a fine dusting of sand, but even full - throttle exits from traffic circles in second gear fail to wake the traction control system.

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Because SoCal has mountains, desert, rocks, sand, and endless roads — ranging from fast and windy to smog - soaked and traffic - filled.

From the icy proving grounds of Arjeplog, Sweden to Dubai's unforgiving desert sands, we ensure our legendary all - terrain performance is innate in every vehicle.

From climbing a water dam to sand skiing in the desert, there's a Land Rover that can do whatever crosses your mind.

It's had a complete exterior and interior overhaul, from its rugged Kevlar - coated Desert Sand exterior and hardtop to a custom Stingray heat - reduction hood, complete set of steel Kevlar - coated flat fenders with custom - painted Poison Spyder inner fender liners, SRC Rock Rails and XRC Limb Risers attached to high - quality Drake off - road hood hinges.

Land Rover took a new Range Rover Sport V8 S / C to the «Empty Quarter» — the largest sand desert in the world where temperatures reach 50C — put Dakar Rally specialist Moi Torrallardona in the driver's seat and set off from Wadi Adda Wasir in Saudi Arabia heading for the borders of UAE.

Once again Peters carries us to a breathtaking realm of ancient wonders and crumbling splendor — from the hectic bustle of the Cairo markets to remote, sand - swept corners of the Egyptian desert where the gods of antiquity sleep.

The present was the open expanse of sand grit, where the only mark of human habitation was the single - storey building of concrete blocks, which was thirty kilometers from the mid-point of the road that ran for nine hours of driving between the Saudi desert communities of Hafr Al - Batn, to the south - east, and Arar, which was north - west; where he sat, ate and talked he was not more than a kilometer from the border.

Africa is a wonderfully vast and varied continent, from the majestic sand dunes of the desert in Namibia, through the dark, dense rain forests of eastern Congo, to the sun - bleached, palm - fringed coast of Kenya.

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These name inspirations come from the sands of the most beautiful beaches and deserts of the world.

A working harbour which Corralejo fisherman still depart from, the epic Corralejo National Park, and the endless, seemingly deserted sand dunes at Playa del Moro exist alongside a string of Riu hotels.

From deserted white sand beaches to the atmospheric remains of ancient civilisations, author Rosanna Ley reveals the undiscovered gems on Italy's most beautiful island More

The ancient sandstone cliffs of Golden Gate National Park, made up of desert sand from 200 million years ago, lie set in amongst over 50 species of grasses.

The black sands of the beach — black due to the colour of the volcanic rock from which they are formed — lay virtually deserted for miles apart from the occasional local fisherman, or surfer enjoying uncrowded waves.

South of Petra the trail continues to the true desert of Wadi Rum over miles of open sands, before finally climbing the jagged faulted mountains that separate it from the Red Sea.

Separated from Andros Island by a turquoise inlet, Kamalame Cay is an oasis of lush tropical foliage and deserted, white sand beaches scattered with a collection of individually designed West Indies cottages, bungalows and villas.

The Northern African influences are down to the island's close proximity to the giant continent — so close in fact, that sand from the Sahara desert is frequently blown over here during storms.

This desert town is made from sand and only takes a half hour ride to go to these sand dunes in Iran.

As well as Marrakech desert tours with overnight camel treks in Erg Chebbi or Erg Chigaga desert sand dunes, with options of 3, 4 and 5 day desert tours from Marrakesh, Fez, Marrakech to Fes or Fez to Marrakesh, all our Morocco camel trekking tours are available all year round.

What is most striking about the landscape around Salalah is its variety, from the long beaches that stretch hundreds of kilometres along the clear Indian Ocean, to craggy mountain ranges, green rolling hills, rocky deserts, and beyond those, the formidable sand dunes of the Arabian Empty Quarter.

From activities such as sand - skiing, desert driving, shopping at The Walk at JBR, and sailing tours of the historic Sheikh Saeed Al Maktoum House, Dubai Museum, Jumeirah Mosque and Dubai Marina, The Ritz - Carlton, Dubai is the perfect place to discover all that The Emirates has to offer.

One of the world's driest deserts, the Kara Kum Desert, covers around 80 percent of this country and you will see cities such as Merv and the capital Ashgabat looming from the sand as you journey into the country.