Sentences with phrase «islands southeast»

You can easily visit other popular spots in the Cyclades, a group of Greek islands southeast of the mainland including Mykonos, Naxos and Paros, or some smaller, less crowded islands, such as Folegandros.

These temples are believed to protect Bali from evil spirits and Goa Lawah was built to protect the islands southeast corner.

The team found «Denisovan DNA» in some island Southeast Asians and concluded that their ancestors also interbred with the ancestors of Denisovans, probably in Asia.

In Morton's initial seed - based 1839 study, «Caucasians» had the largest average cranial capacity (87 in3) followed by «Mongolians [Asians]» (83 in3), «Malays [Island Southeast Asia]» (81 in3), «[Native] Americans» (80 in3), and «Ethiopians [Africans]» (78 in3)[8].

Nusa Lembongan hotels present a wide range of staying options on this small island southeast of the Bali mainland.

This small island southeast of the Bali mainland has several favourite breaks; one of them is nicknamed and marked by a ship that ran aground on its northwestern reefs.

In Nusa Lembongan, a small island southeast of Bali, local communities have been quietly nurturing their mangroves, not only as part of a larger effort to preserve coastal resources, but also as a way to develop ecotourism on the island.

Nusa Penida is an island southeast of Indonesia's island Bali and a district of Klungkung Regency that includes the neighbouring small island of Nusa Lembongan.

Weavers» Stories from Island Southeast Asia Organized by the Fowler Museum at UCLA, the exhibition lets weavers and batik artists speak for themselves in videos recorded at eight sites in Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, and East Timor.

Other publications under her direction include the guide to the Museum's collection and the award - winning works Eyes of the Ancestors: The Arts of Island Southeast Asia at the Dallas Museum of Art, Modernism in American Silver, and Ignite the Power of Art.

The DMA's Island Southeast Asia collection is an exemplary one based on artistic excellence and drawn from indigenous peoples who created these items during the apogee of their traditional cultures.

Inaugurated in 1980 with the gift of the Toraja tau - tau, the DMA's collection of arts of Island Southeast Asia forms a vital part of the Museum's overall holdings and comprises wood carvings, textiles, gold objects, and other materials.

This new catalogue takes an in - depth look at the Dallas Museum of Art's internationally significant collection of artworks from Island Southeast Asia, which has brought it much acclaim over the past 30 years.

One of the Dallas Museum of Art's most significant collection areas is currently displayed in three galleries at the DMA featuring the regional arts of Island Southeast Asia, including those of Indonesia, East Malaysia, the Sultanate of Brunei, and the Republic of Timor - Leste (East Timor).

«For more than three decades the Dallas Museum of Art has collected, exhibited, and championed the arts of Island Southeast Asia, encompassing Indonesia, Malaysia, Brunei, and East Timor,» said Maxwell L. Anderson, The Eugene McDermott Director of the Dallas Museum of Art.

Eyes of the Ancestors: The Arts of Island Southeast Asia at the Dallas Museum of Art is edited by Reimar Schefold, professor emeritus of the anthropology and sociology of Indonesia at Leiden University, in collaboration with Steven G. Alpert, an author, consultant, and connoisseur of the arts of Island Southeast Asia and the Pacific Rim, with contributions by Steven G. Alpert; George Ellis, former President and Director of the Honolulu Academy of Arts; Nico de Jonge, Vice-Director of the University Museum of the University of Groningen, The Netherlands; Vernon Kedit, an authority on the weaving traditions of the Saribas region (Sarawak, Borneo); Reimar Schefold; Achim Sibeth, former curator of the Southeast Asian collection at the Museum of World Cultures in Frankfurt / Main; and Roxana Waterson, a social anthropologist and Associate Professor in the Department of Sociology, National University of Singapore.

«This internationally respected collection continues to grow and enthrall Museum visitors, and Eyes of the Ancestors allows this collection's history and magnificent holdings to be experienced by many,» stated Steven G. Alpert, author, consultant, collector, and contributor to the DMA's Arts of Island Southeast Asia collection and catalogue.

Eyes of the Ancestors takes an in - depth look at the Dallas Museum of Art's world - renowned collection of artworks from Island Southeast Asia.

He was forced to move to Florida after Hurricane Irma flooded his home in St. Croix, an island southeast of Puerto Rico.

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Until 2014, the virus had broken out only in Africa, Southeast Asia, and the Pacific Islands.

A thin, tiny island off the southeast tip of Texas, connected to the mainland by a highway, South Padre Island is a popular spring break destination among students who attend schools in the island off the southeast tip of Texas, connected to the mainland by a highway, South Padre Island is a popular spring break destination among students who attend schools in the Island is a popular spring break destination among students who attend schools in the south.

Irma was about 345 miles southeast of Miami on Friday, after soaking the northern coasts of the Dominican Republic and Haiti and pummeling the Turks and Caicos Islands.

The coast of Southeast Asia and the surrounding Islands would be pushed inland, drowning Bangkok, Ho Chi Minh City, Singapore, Manila, and Hong Kong.

The California tech giant has partnered with some of Indonesia's top telecom companies for its Project Loon initiative that aims to improve connectivity in the Southeast Asian nation of 250 million, especially for those scattered across its 17,500 mountainous and jungle - filled islands, USA Today reports.

The Dutch company and SMRT Services, a subsidiary of Singapore's rail and bus network operator SMRT, announced a joint - venture agreement on Wednesday, and plan to have pods operational on the Southeast Asian island by the end of the year.

When it made landfall, Maria took a course that bisected the island from the Southeast to the Northwest.

When a natural disaster is so widespread — reaching all the way from the Leeward Islands in the Caribbean to now the Southeast of the United States — it can take a space - based view to put it all in perspective.

My interest in the intersection of money and meaning was formalized when I studied abroad in Madagascar, living in a small town on the southeast part of the island called Fort Dauphin.

1) Barbuda's 1,600 inhabitants were forced to abandon the island after Hurricane Irma hit: It's not an overstatement to say that Hurricane Irma annihilated Barbuda, the Caribbean island with 1,600 inhabitants that forms a country along with Antigua southeast of Puerto Rico.

In the following modified book excerpts from Digital Nomad Guide to Asia — researched and published by GoToLaunch — we explore the best places to work in 4 locales in Southeast Asia: Bangkok and Chiang Mai of Thailand, Ho Chi Minh City of Vietnam, and the beautiful island of Bali, Indonesia.

Their one - day visit to Penang, which was originally named «Prince of Wales Island», began with a trip to St George's Church, which, having been built in 1818, makes it the oldest Anglican church in Southeast Asia.

Since its start, Long Island Iced Tea has expanded from the Northeast into the Midwest and Southeast.

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Located eight miles off the Southeast coast of Puerto Rico on the peaceful and untouched island of Vieques, the Retreat & Spa features 156 stylish guest rooms and suites, all with private patios and balconies, providing unparalleled views of the Atlantic Ocean.

On the southeast side of the narrow island, the ruins of his three forts, whose guns controlled the dogleg entrance to Port Royal, stand as tough and craggy as the murderous old rascal himself.

It rarely occurs in the continental United States, but it is endemic in Puerto Rico and in many popular tourist destinations in Latin America, Southeast Asia and the Pacific islands, including Hawaii.

The flagpole will move from the island's north side to its south tip, and a concrete fishing station with a paved path will be built on the southeast shore.

Greater Boston: Ann Gurka, MaryGrace Barber, Strickland Wheelock (Kathy Seymour was top Individual Statewide Fundraiser) Southeast and Islands: Peter Crosson, Mike Sylvia, Jack Tripp Central / West: Timothy O'Leary, Ann Lombard, Stephanie Hill & Family Headquarters Teams / Other: Sally Ferbert, Michael Pappone, David McGlynn Honorable Mention: The good news it that is was difficult to highlight only three top fundraisers per region, so special recognition is due to these additional team members for their fundraising success: Gwen Shipley, Mike Boss, Julia Yoshida, Ava Steenstrup, Roxane Larouche, Ryan and Darcy Evans, Susan Coe, Betty Valentine, William Atwater, and Roberta Hodson who all raised over $ 1,000.

Greater Boston: Joppa Flats (43 %) Central / Western: Wildwood (103 %) Southeast and Islands: Wellfleet (71 %) And an honorable mention to Long Pasture - raising $ 5,107 the first year out!

Greater Boston: Boston Nature Center (112 %) Central / Western: Stony Brook (64 %) Southeast and Islands: Allens Pond (138 %)(South Shore won the Statewide Migration Award for greatest percentage increase in fundraising statewide.)

Southeast, Cape and Islands: Ivan Ace (Wellfleet), JA Ives (Long Pasture), Sandy Sutherland (Coastal Waterbird)

Greater Boston: Boston Nature Center (34 % increase) Central / Western: Wachusett Meadow (27 % increase) Southeast and Islands: Allens Pond (7 % increase)

Southeast and Islands Chip Walker, Stony Brook, $ 1,000 Danny Fournier, $ 1,000 (also receives a Young Birder Award!)

Robert Buchsbaum is Mass Audubon's Regional Scientist in the Southeast, Cape, and Islands Region and has been a staff scientist here since 1987.

Bob Speare worked for Mass Audubon for over 23 years as a Master Naturalist, Director of the Wildwood Camp, and Regional Director for the Southeast, Cape and Islands region.

The Zika virus has been found in Central and South America, the Caribbean, Southeast Asia, a number of Pacific island countries, and several countries in Africa.

«Her experience will serve our Southeast, Cape and Islands Region well, particularly in addressing land conservation, environmental education, and the preservation of rare and endangered species.»

Mass Audubon has named Mary Griffin, former Commissioner of the Massachusetts Department of Fish and Game and a longtime official with the state environmental agencies, as its Regional Director for the Southeast, Cape & Islands.

Deepwater Wind, the Rhode Island company that built and operates the Block Island Wind Farm, a five - turbine installation that is the nation's first offshore wind farm, seeks to construct the 15 - turbine South Fork Wind Farm approximately 36 miles southeast of Montauk.