Sentences with phrase «islands rocky coasts»

The prehistoric Maltese society seems to have let a fixation on sculpture and art replace contact with the world beyond the islands rocky coasts.

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In about 562, moved «by the love of Christ», he left Ireland and with twelve companions established a base on the rocky island of Iona, off the Scottish coast, from where he evangelized the mainland of Scotland and Northumbria.

Depending on whom you ask, the name Lampedusa derives from the Greek lepas (limpet) for mollusks that cling to rocky shores, or - more likely - lampas (torch) for the lights that for centuries have helped mariners negotiate the island's treacherous coast.

In the 1960s, there were various reports of sightings of large stick insects on Balls Pyramid, a rat - free rocky outcrop 14 miles from Lord Howe Island, which is off the eastern coast of Australia.

The study suggests that the mainland populations survived on just a few rocky islands off the South Island's east coast.

The Ashy Storm - Petrel, a tiny, dark - gray seabird, nests on 11 rocky, isolated islands in the Pacific Ocean off the coasts of California and Mexico.

From the French and Italian Rivieras down to the Amalfi Coast, around to Croatia and the Greek Islands, these rocky hillside beaches are dotted with rows of colorful umbrellas perfectly aligned, sailboats and yachts drifting into port, and on occasion — nude beach goers.

For centuries Lundehunds were bred on Vaeroy, a remote and rocky island off the Norwegian coast.

We visit Port Campbell National Park with its Shipwreck Coast, a 32 km stretch of ocean coast with rocky islands, hundreds of isolated inlets and bays with deserted beaCoast, a 32 km stretch of ocean coast with rocky islands, hundreds of isolated inlets and bays with deserted beacoast with rocky islands, hundreds of isolated inlets and bays with deserted beaches.

Additionally, Raseborg is a good place to spend some time at the beautiful Finnish coast, as the town is full of rocky beaches and small islands.

Other times we were happy to hang around the house, relax by the pool and take long walks along the beautiful rocky coast to the southern most point of the island.

Our comfortable cottages are self - contained, many enjoying kitchenettes, king and queen beds, Jacuzzi tubs, and views of the open ocean and rocky shorelines of the west coast of Vancouver Island.

Ucluelet is a small village on the west coast of Vancouver Island, with a range of beautiful scenery... from our rocky beaches along the Wild Pacific Trail to our long stretches of soft sand beaches in the world renowned Pacific Rim National Park.

Sitting in a half lotus on a small rocky island named Koh Farn off the north east coast of the island and connected to mainland Koh Samui via a causeway, the 12 metre high buddha image is lit up at night providing a spectacular sight.

The majority of sites along the island's western coast and around the nearby island of Klein Bonaire feature similar profiles: Beaches or rocky shorelines are fronted by a coastal ledge that slopes gradually from the waterline to a depth of around 25 feet, then turns downward at a steeper angle to reach depths of around 100 feet.

While traveling in Croatia you can discover a wide range of different landscapes including the Dinaric Mountains, eight national parks (e.g. the world - famous Plitvice Lakes National Park), the long and rocky Dalmatian Coast or almost eighty islands on the Mediterranean Sea.

Take some time and enjoy various parts of the island — from the open, undeveloped eastern coast with its rugged landscape and rocky shores, to the protected leeward side of the island with its calm waters and tropical fish.

Studding the island's rocky coast, visitors can choose from the dozen or so pools that pock the black basalt rock.

On the other side of the island, a rockier coast creates small secluded beaches just waiting to be discovered.

The island's southwestern corner offers a rocky coast with some of the island's best shore diving, with grottoes and swim throughs that attract tarpon and swarms of baitfish.

Covered with lush vegetation, this rocky islet, dotted with tiny sand coves, offers two main landing spots to its visitors: Bon Island Restaurant is ideally located between two small beaches at the northwestern tip of the island while Long Beach is a semi-private 300m - long strip of white sand situated on the northeastern coast of KoIsland Restaurant is ideally located between two small beaches at the northwestern tip of the island while Long Beach is a semi-private 300m - long strip of white sand situated on the northeastern coast of Koisland while Long Beach is a semi-private 300m - long strip of white sand situated on the northeastern coast of Koh Bon.

The other four sites included here are small rocky islands off the coast of Bali that offer some of the most breath - taking diving in Bali.

Much of the island's charm is that the ocean facing west coast is lined with a series of bays where white sand beaches span between two rocky points.

Majorca, the largest of the islands, boasts a wealth of beautiful landscapes, from the rocky coves and turquoise bays of its northwestern coast to the vineyards and olive groves of the central plain.

As well as lively cultural and hospitality hubs downtown and dotted throughout its suburbs, Auckland offers plenty of nature - based activities such as hiking on the rocky, volcanic island of Rangitoto, or the temperate rainforest of the Waitakere Ranges and swimming on west coast beaches.

The place to dive is at the west coast of this island and consists of a relatively rocky area which runs to a depth of about 20mtr.

Domestic animals are not permitted in Magnetic Island National Park or on tidal land, including sand dunes, beaches, mangroves and rocky headlands, within the Great Barrier Reef Coast Marine Park adjacent to Magnetic Island National Park.

Gaya Island Resort is located on Pulau Gaya, the largest of a cluster of five islands that form the Tunku Abdul Rahman Marine Park, a natural conservation area off the coast of Borneo, close to Kota Kinabalu.Gaya Island Resort has a unique setting: the land is fringed with a golden sandy beach, rocky coastal outcrops, and surrounded by coral reefs.The hilly island landscape is covered with lush tropical rainforest and an abundance of flora and fauna.And to complete this perfect setting, visible in the distance, is the stunning outline of Mount Kinabalu.The guest villa exterior respects Sabahan architecture, uses local materials and blends harmoniously with the natural enviroIsland Resort is located on Pulau Gaya, the largest of a cluster of five islands that form the Tunku Abdul Rahman Marine Park, a natural conservation area off the coast of Borneo, close to Kota Kinabalu.Gaya Island Resort has a unique setting: the land is fringed with a golden sandy beach, rocky coastal outcrops, and surrounded by coral reefs.The hilly island landscape is covered with lush tropical rainforest and an abundance of flora and fauna.And to complete this perfect setting, visible in the distance, is the stunning outline of Mount Kinabalu.The guest villa exterior respects Sabahan architecture, uses local materials and blends harmoniously with the natural enviroIsland Resort has a unique setting: the land is fringed with a golden sandy beach, rocky coastal outcrops, and surrounded by coral reefs.The hilly island landscape is covered with lush tropical rainforest and an abundance of flora and fauna.And to complete this perfect setting, visible in the distance, is the stunning outline of Mount Kinabalu.The guest villa exterior respects Sabahan architecture, uses local materials and blends harmoniously with the natural enviroisland landscape is covered with lush tropical rainforest and an abundance of flora and fauna.And to complete this perfect setting, visible in the distance, is the stunning outline of Mount Kinabalu.The guest villa exterior respects Sabahan architecture, uses local materials and blends harmoniously with the natural environment.

Another of Walker's students was Arthur Watson, now president of the Royal Scottish Academy; in the introduction to Downie's exhibition catalogue for her 2013 show Walk Through Resonant Landscape, the consequence of her Chinese residency and travels, Watson observes the contribution made by Walker to her students» ability to perceive and explore the unique landscape of Scotland and for the primacy of drawing: «With a base on the island of Tiree, [Frances Walker] ranged across the West Coast and Western Isles interrogating the coastal margins — the rhythm of pebbles across a storm beach or the fractured architecture of a rocky foreshore, meticulously recorded through a vocabulary of precise but unforgiving ink lines.»

Follow Lauren Fensterstock as she travels from the rocky coast of Portland, Maine, to the beaches of Sanibel Island, Florida, to orchestrate a colossal collection of shells and disparate objects into a cohesive, organic form for her Project Atrium installation Holophusicon at MOCA Jacksonville.

Named for a Greek island in the Aegean, Stamos's Infinity Field paintings express the warmth of the sun and the rocky coast through their intense color and irregularly contoured forms.

The seascapes of Tory Island off the rocky windswept coast of Donegal, the scenic pleasures of the Glens of Antrim, the Giants Causeway, the bogs of Connemara in Galway, the Atlantic cliffs and coastline of Kerry and Mayo, the traditional Celtic landscapes of the Aran Islands, Achill Island as well as the unusual contours and countryside of County Cork - each of these locations has, over the years, attracted its painters and artists.

• Orchard Beach — A romantic walk on the rocky shoreline of Hunter Island will transport you to the coast of Old New England.

In Greek mythology, Sirens were dangerous creatures, who lured sailors with their enchanting songs to shipwreck on the rocky coast of their island.