Sentences with phrase «high cliffs which»

The northern Tenerife coast is predominately formed of high cliffs which make most of the coast inaccessible unless you want to hop on a boat.

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This highest point of the temple was probably the southeast corner of the temple which loomed over a cliff of the temple mount.

The question of which side held the moral high ground — the NHL with its demand for a link between revenues and salaries or the NHLPA with its market - based system — would be rendered moot; high ground vanishes immediately when 30 owners and 700 - plus players follow their leaders off a cliff.

Towns voted for the fiscal cliff compromise bill, which made permanent most of the Bush tax cuts originally passed in 2001 and 2003 while also raising tax rates on the highest income levels.

Plus, he notes that a subset of rock climbing called bouldering — in which climbers tackle boulders or short cliff faces measuring less than 3.5 meters high, without using safety ropes — is especially popular with younger people.

After your picnic, continue your drive towards the Slieve League Cliffs which are the highest sea cliffs in Europe.

I see it, plain as day — a little piece of sandstone - colored paper on which an Italian coastal town is drawn from a perspective high above the ground, so high that no treetop, no cliff, no man - made promontory could have served as Leonardo's point of view.

It spent centuries on the rocky cliffs and high fields of arctic Norway hunting and retrieving puffin birds, which was an important meat and feather crop to local farmers.

A twenty minute drive from the villa will bring you to Uluwatu Temple, which is one of the six holiest sanctuaries in the world according to the Balinese and is built on the edge of a cliff high above the sea.

But the only way to get from the top of the world's highest sea cliffs (on which we're standing) to the flat peninsula below is by a guided mule ride or hike, down 26 very steep switchbacks.

Garrafon takes its name from the cliff there and which is one of the highest points in the peninsula.

That dorsal fin is the nearly flat, ten - square - mile (25.9 sq km) Makanalua Peninsula which juts into the Pacific below the world's highest sea cliffs.

Napali (or Na Pali), which literally translates to «The Cliffs,» are sea cliffs which stretch for 11 miles down the coastline of Kauai, Hawaii, USA and at points rise as high as 4,000 feet above sea level.

Housed in a 13th - century monastery, which once was home to Cistercians monks and Cappuccini friars, the Grand Hotel Convento di Amalfi is perched on a cliff top high above sea level with spectacular views of Amalfi and the Mediterranean Coast and only steps away from the historic city center and the harbor of Amalfi.

Two estuaries enhance the beauty of its landscape, which can be viewed in full from the heights of the road to the south that leads to Corozalito, where high cliffs can also be seen.

Portugal is a Mecca for watersports enthusiasts, which is hardly surprising considering its immense coastline, with high cliffs and stunning beaches.

Storms River village provides a number of adventure activities like the Canopy tours, bungi jumping from the Bloukrans River Bridge, which claims to the be the world's highest at 216 metres, biking trails, fishing excursions and Black Water Tubing and kloofing, but the star of the show is nature herself and the meeting place of forest, precipitous cliff and stormy seas.

Then continue visiting Uluwatu Temple which sits on a 70 - meter - high cliff protruding above Indonesian with amazing sunset view and then we watch the traditional Balinese Kecak and fire dance near uluwatu temple.

It is home to Hawai`i's LONGEST BEACH, the world's HIGHEST SEA CLIFFS, the LARGEST REEF SYSTEM found anywhere in the United States, and the state's HIGHEST WATERFALL, which cascades over a mesmerizing 1,750 feet.

The beach is approximately 6.5 km long and is overlooked by koga volcanic cliffs, the highest of which is 250 meters.

This is where you go to meet real Hawaiian cowboys, find the birthplace of hula, cross hundreds of acres of farmland, and gaze down the eastern sea cliffs, which are the highest in the world.

After flying high over Llandudno the neighboring nudists, we made our way around a large peninsula of cliffs that surround Hout Bay, which I believe is part of Karbonkelberg / Kaptein's Peak.

The ocean floor here is riddled with underwater grottos, high sea beds, valleys, cliffs and hillocks, which are home to a huge array of tropical sea life and offer complex landscape just waiting to be explored by the intrepid visitor.

The Zuytdorp Cliffs which rise to a staggering 900 feet at Womerangee Hill, are the highest cliff on the west coast.

The south - facing, 10 - hectare site rises from the 70m - high cliff - face to the resort's entrance, which is about 110m above sea level, so providing all villas with great views of the Indian Ocean.

Each island in the Sea of Cortez is different, Isla Danzante, for instance, is a place of high volcanic cliffs while Isla Carmen, another island where we camped, is full of fossilized shell, which shed some clues to the Sea of Cortez's origins.

The beach is formed by the dramatic surrounding cliffs which circle inwards to create a small sandy bay at high tide.

The islands of the Sea of Cortez contain striking natural beauty in a dramatic setting formed by rugged islands with high cliffs and sandy beaches, which contrast with the brilliant reflection from the desert and the surrounding turquoise waters.

Isla Espiritu Santo, off the coast of La Paz, contains striking natural beauty in a dramatic setting formed by rugged islands with high cliffs and sandy beaches, which contrast with the brilliant reflection from the desert and the surrounding turquoise waters.

A crystal clear sea meets high dark cliffs spotted with lush vegetation: circumnavigating the island of Salina, with a boat or «skiff» (typical fishing boats), is a breathtaking experience, which allows to discover secret corners of the coast and to swim in uncontaminated waters.

The apostles were formed by erosion, gradually eroded by the weather conditions the soft limestone formed caves in the cliffs, that then became arches, which collapsed, leaving rock stacks up to 45 meters high.

Tulum has stunning and idyllic white sand beaches where you can find modern and chic hotels and high - end resorts in addition to cute and locally owned bed and breakfasts, beach cabanas and guesthouses (most of which come with a hefty price - tag) and expensive but adorable cafes, smoothie and juice bars, and upscale restaurants serving a variety of authentic Mexican and international cuisine; the unique and picturesque Mayan Ruins of Tulum perched atop a rocky cliff - side overlooking the turquoise waters of the Gulf of Mexico; and the friendly, less touristy and small and charming coastal town with a laid - back, quiet and hippie - bohemian vibe and peaceful atmosphere and slow pace of life where you can find budget - friendly & unique accommodations (like hostels and bed and breakfasts in local neighbourhoods), the main avenue is lined with an assortment of souvenir shops selling colourful Mexican handicrafts, there are an abundance of fresh produce markets, and a range of local restaurants and eateries serving everything from inexpensive authentic Mexican cuisine (like 7 peso tacos) to fresh and locally caught seafood to a variety of moderately priced international cuisines.

Kings Canyon is a spectacular sandstone canyon with over 100m / 328 ft high sheer cliffs, which contains a diverse variety of landscapes including rugged ranges, waterholes and many species of plants and animals.

The beaches and coastal cliffs around the Lightstation hold a rich cargo of dinosaur secrets which remain of high interest to palaeontologists.

This also doubles as the only means of getting over super high cliffs, because you can throw her spear in to a wall, which makes it act as a temporary platform to balance on.

High cliffs dominate most of the coastline, which is dotted with islets.

And older climate models did not include dynamic ice sheet vulnerabilities — like high latent - heat ocean water coming into contact with the submerged faces of sea - fronting glaciers, the ability of surface melt water to break up glaciers by pooling into cracks and forcing them apart (hydrofracturing), or the innate rigidity and frailty of steep ice cliffs which render them susceptible to rapid toppling.

The break - up of ice shelves can also leave huge ice cliffs 1,000 m high towering over the ocean, which then collapse under their own weight, pushing up sea level even further.

The «funding cliff» also encompasses elimination of the NHSC funding, which allows primary care medical, dental and behavioral health clinicians to repay their health student loans in exchange for a two - year commitment to work at an approved NHSC site in a high - need, underserved area.

The city of Snoqualmie is a friendly community that is best known as the home of the Snoqualmie Falls, where water cascades 270 feet over granite cliffs, 100 feet higher than Niagara falls, and which attracts visitors from all over the world.