Sentences with phrase «island chains such»

Known as hotspots, volcanic island chains such as Samoa can ancient primordial signatures from the early solar system that have somehow survived billions of years.
Their discovery, published Sept. 5 in Science Express, helps explain the «hotspot volcanoes» that give birth to island chains such as Hawai'i and Tahiti.
Seismologists proposed some 30 years ago that stationary plumes of hot rock in the mantle occasionally punched through the crust to produce volcanoes, which, as the crust moved, generated island chains such as the Galapagos, Cape Verde and Canary islands.

Not exact matches

The volcanic island Ostrov Shikotan is one of a long chain of such that lie north of the Japanese islands.
One idea is that there might have been a hot spot, such as the one still forming the Hawaiian island chain, which North America slowly slid over.
As the plates drift across the hot spots, a chain of volcanoes forms — such as the island chains of Hawaii and Samoa.
Watch this video of diving in the Maldives with footage of manta rays, whale sharks, grey reef sharks, nurse sharks, as well as some of its less vaunted smaller creatures such as frogfish and harlequin shrimps, at this beautiful atoll island chain in the Indian Ocean.
Many Japanese come to the islands on package deals with the large hotel chains such as Hilton contributing to their hotel as well as timeshare growth.
Your vacation on the island of Ibiza will be more comfortable with the facilities offered by the Verser Hoteles Chain such as bicycle and car rental, entertainment programs, discotheque and shows, swimming pools for adult and children, squash courses and fitness centre.
As a result, it's pretty much all about the sun, the sand, and the water in this West Indies island chain, and attractions such as the Grand Turk Lighthouse and the Caicos Conch Farm provide interesting options for things to do on the side should visitors wish to switch it up.
Using the counterparty protocol, these ORBs can be held and traded between users on the bitcoin blockchain for monetary value, or be used in Book of ORBS» supported gaming environments such as Spells of Genesis, Age of Chains and SaruTobi Island.
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