Sentences with phrase «in coastal mountain ranges»

The same goes for the snouts of «outlet» glaciers, where ice from the interior funnels through gaps in coastal mountain ranges, and where warming seawater has broken up clots of ice that can hold things up, like a logjam in a river.

Our main campus, Los Lobos Lodge, is nestled in the coastal mountain range adjoining a World Biosphere Preserve in Chile.

Our main campus, Los Lobos Lodge, Sanctuary & Spa, is nestled in the coastal mountain range adjoining a World Biosphere Preserve in Chile.

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This week I am reading on the back deck overlooking the foothills and coastal mountain range, I am hiking among the giant redwoods, and I am sitting on the front deck in the evening looking at the stars, all the while continuing to eat green soup.

Located midway between the Pacific Coast and California's Inland Valleys in the state's coastal mountain range, Lake County's 8,700 acres (3,520 hectares) of vineyards are 1,370 - 2,600 feet (418 - 792 meters) above sea level.

Based on research led by University of Cincinnati geologist Eva Enkelmann in the St. Elias Mountain Range — located along the Pacific coastal region of North America — the way a mountain range moves and behaves topographically can also change and create its local climate by redirecting wind and precipMountain Range — located along the Pacific coastal region of North America — the way a mountain range moves and behaves topographically can also change and create its local climate by redirecting wind and precipitaRange — located along the Pacific coastal region of North America — the way a mountain range moves and behaves topographically can also change and create its local climate by redirecting wind and precipmountain range moves and behaves topographically can also change and create its local climate by redirecting wind and precipitarange moves and behaves topographically can also change and create its local climate by redirecting wind and precipitation.

The California Aqueduct, which transports snowmelt across two mountain ranges to the thirsty coastal cities, is the biggest electricity consumer in the state.

In their downtime, they prefer a quiet trail ride, hike or camping expedition in the majestic mountains or coastal ranges of Southern OregoIn their downtime, they prefer a quiet trail ride, hike or camping expedition in the majestic mountains or coastal ranges of Southern Oregoin the majestic mountains or coastal ranges of Southern Oregon.

The coastal mountain range between Palo Alto and Coastal Highway 1 provides some of the most pleasant road biking and mountain biking in the world.

There is a low coastal plain, much of it covered with mangrove swamp, but the land rises gradually towards the interior.The Maya Mountains and the Cockscomb Range form the backbone of the southern half of the country, the highest point being Victoria Peak (3,669 feet) in the Cockscomb Range.

Contributing to its isolation were features of the coastal mountain range which extends from the ocean approximately 150 miles (240 km) inland and the common marine layer (fog) in addition to frequent clouds or rain.

Villa Vajra is located 300 metres above sea level in the Ubud's foothills of the central mountain range; this gives it a fresher, more pleasant climate than the southern coastal regions.

Because the course is not part of any real estate development or urban area, it allows players to enjoy their game in completely natural surroundings with uninterrupted views of sea and mountain in the spectacular setting provided by Spain's Levante region — the southeastern Mediterranean shore with its coastal range.

It takes in tranquil hinterland including the Glass House Mountains, Blackall Range, Noosa Hinterland and the Mary Valley; as well as more than 100 kilometres of beaches stretching through the coastal towns of Caloundra, Kawana, Mooloolaba, Maroochydore, Coolum Beach, Noosa and Rainbow Beach.

Wavecrest 501 is located in Strand, a picturesque coastal town at the foothills of the Helderberg and Hottentots Holland mountain range.

Set in wonderful natural surroundings, at the foothill of the Cuera mountain range, between the Cantabrian Sea and the Picos de Europa Mountains, La Posada de Babel lies only 3 miles / 5 km away from the popular Asturian coastal town of Llanes.

Promising to run at a constant 60 frames per second at 720P, the demo features the coastal city of Fortuna and its surroundings in «exquisite detail, such as the port and the snow - capped mountain ranges.»

Living many years at the margin of old logging, more recent logging, a ridgeline overlooking an alluvial valley where a small city is growing and similar cities extend to the horizon in inland coastal range mountains in CA, I am reminded often of the coolness in the tall forest contrasting to the heat generated on sunny days where forests are discontinuous because of logging or absent because of urban growth.

In contrast, the mountains further west rise far away from the Arctic Ocean coast, creating broad coastal tundra ranging 100 - 200 miles north to south in the Prudhoe Bay and NPR - A areaIn contrast, the mountains further west rise far away from the Arctic Ocean coast, creating broad coastal tundra ranging 100 - 200 miles north to south in the Prudhoe Bay and NPR - A areain the Prudhoe Bay and NPR - A areas.

In the higher sensitivity simulations (HadCM3: Fig. 4, C — D) these areas are joined by the coastal mountains of Northwestern California and Central Western California which are dominated by species projected to suffer range reductions.

In fact, some regionally important mountain ranges, such as the eastern Mediterranean coastal range or the Flinders Range in South Australia, are too small to be represented at all in some GCMIn fact, some regionally important mountain ranges, such as the eastern Mediterranean coastal range or the Flinders Range in South Australia, are too small to be represented at all in some range or the Flinders Range in South Australia, are too small to be represented at all in some Range in South Australia, are too small to be represented at all in some GCMin South Australia, are too small to be represented at all in some GCMin some GCMs.

Lansner and Pepke Pedersen (2018) point out that, due to the divergent rates of warming and cooling for land vs. ocean water, there is a significant difference in the range of temperature for the regions of the world influenced by their close proximity to oceans and coastal wind currents (ocean air affected, or OAA) and the inland regions of the world that are unaffected by ocean air effects and coastal wind because they are sheltered by hills and mountains or located in valleys (ocean air sheltered, or OAS).