Sentences with phrase «in volcanic areas»

Black sand beaches are usually found in the volcanic areas along the northern areas of the east and the west of the coastline al though there are still plenty of white sand beaches.

Being on a privileged environment, the hotel offers a variety of activities on the beautiful beaches such as diving or fishing in the Pacific waters, ecotourism in the volcanic areas, and during the day several programs of entertainment for all ages, whether in family or friends.

Both types of structures are preserved in geyserite, a type of rock that is only found in and around freshwater hot springs in volcanic areas on land.

Modeling of surface deformation in volcanic areas: The 1970 — 1972 and 1982 - 1984 crises of Campi Flegrei, Italy.

The islands lie in a volcanic area in the Tyrrhenian Sea north of Sicily, and the archipelago was named after the demigod of the winds Aeolus.

Not exact matches

There are four main hot - spring areas in this volcanic vicinity: Yangmingshan Hot Spring Area, Coldwater Depression, Macao and Gengziping.

Ricci, T., Barberi, F., Davis, M. S., Isaia, R. & Nave, R. Volcanic risk perception in the Campi Flegrei area.

A townsite was laid out nearby and given the name Rhyolite from the silica - rich volcanic rock in the area.

The thirty two properties within the Marble Bar paleoplacer gold project cover an area of approximately 1,251 square km in the Nullagine embayment and 554 square km in the Marble Bar subbasin underlain by 2.74 billion year old siliciclastic sedimentary and volcanic rocks belonging to the Fortescue Group, the basal part of the Hamersley Basin located in the Pilbara region of Western Australia.

If it were conclusively demonstrable that tradition here preserves the eyewitness report of the sacred mountain under such violent natural seizure; and furthermore if such natural phenomena were unmistakably attributable to volcanic action (the strongest but still indecisive indication of this is the phrase in verse 18 «the smoke of it went up like the smoke of a kiln»), we could with some assurance locate Sinai Horeb in the only area within possible range where volcanic phenomena have existed - that is, in the territory of ancient Midian (present Arabia) east of the northern end of the Gulf of Aqabah.

Thanks to the rich and fertile volcanic soils in the area, they don't use fertilisers or other inputs.

Apart from Tropical Traditions Gold Label coconuts being grown in one of the richest volcanic soil areas of the Philippines, — which makes it a treasure house of natural, healthy mineral nutrients — it is not mass produced.

And there are about a dozen wineries to discover in and near the volcanic hillsides of the Red Hills American Viticultural Area along with spectacular views of Mt. Konocti, a dormant towering volcano.

The entire cliff would have been deposited very quickly from a fast - moving current of hot gas and ash (a pyroclastic density current), and the extreme temperatures (900-1000 °C) caused the ash to weld to the ground and effectively enameled the area in dense volcanic glass.

The white line represents the present - day Mediterranean coastline, blue regions show the submarine area in case of a 2 km Mediterranean sea level lowering as it was proposed during the Messinian salinity crisis and red circles show the location of volcanic provinces whose activity was enhanced during the Messinian (the size of the circle is proportional the activity augmentation).

In fact, this study showed that all regions with above - average temperature are located near volcanic hot spots, which points to mantle plumes as the culprit for the excess volume of magma in these areaIn fact, this study showed that all regions with above - average temperature are located near volcanic hot spots, which points to mantle plumes as the culprit for the excess volume of magma in these areain these areas.

Satellite remote sensing is used to monitor volcanic activity in isolated areas, track ash clouds, and detect surface temperatures.

Previous attempts to image mantle plumes have detected pockets of hot rock rising in areas where plumes have been proposed, but it was unclear whether they were connected to volcanic hotspots at the surface or the roots of the plumes at the core mantle boundary 2,900 kilometers (1,800 miles) below the surface.

That's particularly true for those inside volcanic craters and impact areas, where water moving through fractured rocks could bring iron to the surface, says Jack Szostak, a Harvard University molecular biologist who also took part in the work.

Black smokers form in active volcanic areas.

When Froese's lab identifies a core sample layer of volcanic ash from a known eruption in the area 3,595 years ago, it gives added confidence to the teams» timeline.

The data suggest that volcanic activity in the area is on the wane — but a potentially apocalyptic new eruption could still happen.

The city of Tauranga, with more than 100,000 residents, lies about 50 kilometres west of the uplift.Elaine Smid, a volcanologist at the University of Auckland, notes that people in the area are already at risk from volcanic hazards, especially ashfall from the Taupo volcanoes.

«Most mountains in Antarctica are not volcanic,» Wiens says, «but most in this area are.

Some geologists speculate that massive volcanic eruptions covering areas as large as modern continents triggered the release of methane buried in the ocean floor, causing a greenhouse effect.

De Natale said that information obtained from sensors placed inside the wells will help to understand the «bradyseism» — the rising and falling of Earth's surface resulting from the movement of magma inside a caldera — occurring in the Campi Flegrei area and to find out whether there is a connection between this phenomenon and volcanic eruptions.

«As far as we know, this is the most acidic lake and groundwater system ever found outside of a volcanic area,» she says, adding that there's no evidence of ancient volcanism in the U.S. Midwest.

The Indonesian supervolcano Toba had one of these eruptions about 73000 years ago, when 2800 cubic kilometers of volcanic ash was ejected into the atmosphere and rained down and covered enormous areas in Indonesia and India.

In recent years, seismologists have realized that the biggest quakes can trigger more quakes thousands of kilometers away, but these are typically small and often located at hot springs or volcanic areas already prone to small quakes.

For the first time, this study allowed researchers to analyse the effects of the climate change on the forest nutrient cycles, and states that Pyrenean forests can register these episodes chemical mark at a global scale (for instance, volcanic eruptions in remote areas) and the effects of gas emissions into the atmosphere since the Industrial Revolution.

Despite being cold enough to be covered in layers of sulphur dioxide frost, this large inner moon of Jupiter is the most volcanic world known, spitting out 100 times as much lava as all Earth's volcanoes can muster, from a surface area just 1 / 12th the size.

The technique they developed makes it possible to refine predictions of future volcanic eruptions as well as identifying areas of the planet that are rich in magma - related natural resources.

Scientists hypothesize that releases of toxic volcanic gases rendered the area's air and water lethal to most life in a short time.

Many monogenetic volcanic fields occur in high - density, populated areas and tourist destinations (e.g. Canary Islands, Auckland City, Mexico City, Izu - Tobu volcanic field), and thus even a small eruption can have a major economic and societal impact.

In fact, half of all distortions and half of all detected radon emissions came from an area that includes the bright crater Aristarchus and the moon's largest volcanic vents.

The final phase of testing will be to fly the Airbus A340 aircraft during a major volcanic eruption later this year - volcanic activity is likely to take place in areas such as Indonesia, Alaska, Japan and, of course, Iceland.

In 2010 the hot spots were dominated by two volcanic centers: Loki Patera, an extremely large active lava lake on Io, and Kanehekili Fluctus, an area of continuing pahoehoe lava flows.

Another area where this volcanic ash occurs is Montmorillion, a region in France.

Archaeological excavations of the ancient city of Pompeii in Italy unearthed perfume - making equipment that had been preserved under volcanic ash after the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in A.D. 79, an eruption which devastated the area.

However when Trevor discovers resurgences in volcanic activity in the area where his brother vanished, he and Sean pack up their bags and passports, and head for the remote Icelandic location.

This volcanic area is brimming with energy in the form of growing crystals everywhere you look.

It's fitting we're standing next to a lava red 2015 Ram 1500 Rebel in Cinder Hills just outside of Flagstaff, Arizona, seeing how a volcanic eruption created this whole area almost a thousand years ago.

It is found all over the Italian island and particularly in the area surrounding the active volcano, Mount Etna, where the dogs hunt on terrain formed by volcanic lava.

From all our public areas and rooms, our guests will enjoy expansive views of the pristine arid savanna of the adjacent Galapagos National Park by looking north, to extinct volcanic cones shrouded in mist, mountains covered with lush tropical cloud forests, and green pasture farms by looking to the south - west; along with a 270 degree view of the infinite Pacific Ocean with nearby islands as a backdrop.

A large part of this area is situated on an active volcanic belt, meaning hot springs, volcanoes and large vast fields are in abundance.

Bali, famous for its surf, beaches and temples, attracted nearly five million visitors in 2016, but business has slumped in areas around the volcano since September, when Agung's volcanic tremors began to increase.

Morro Rock is actually a 581 - foot high magma mixture that is the remnant of ancient volcanic activity, one of 13 along the coastline in this area.

Tens of thousands evacuated from area around Mount Agung as hundreds of volcanic earthquakes recorded in single day

Each of the rides takes in a scenic lookout over the Capricorn Coast area and its volcanic plugs.

Haleakala National Park is home to more threatened and endangered species than any other national park in the U.S. Due to the isolated volcanic area, all of the plants and animals either traveled thousands of miles over land and sea or were brought over by Hawaiians or other visitors.