Sentences with phrase «kilometer stretch along»

During the outbreak, the disease spread over a 400 - kilometer stretch along Florida's coast and hit 16 other coral species.

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An area with more than 20 meters of horizontal displacement, that is, four times larger than those detected on land, stretches several tens of kilometers long along the trench; the largest amount reaches about 24 meters toward east - southeast just above the hypocenter.

They simulated earthquakes with magnitudes between 9.0 and 9.6 originating at different locations along the Aleutian - Alaska subduction zone, a 3,400 - kilometer (2,113 - mile) long ocean trench stretching along the southern coast of Alaska and the Aleutian Islands where the Pacific tectonic plate is slipping under the North American plate.

The Hamoun wetlands, which once encompassed as much as 5800 square kilometers along Iran's border with Afghanistan and supported settlements stretching back 5 millennia, «are an ecological catastrophe,» says Nayyereh Pourmollae, who heads the environment department of Sistan and Baluchestan province in southeastern Iran.

Along a 3 - kilometer stretch of the Tollense River, archaeologists from the Mecklenburg - Vorpommern Department of Historic Preservation (MVDHP) and the University of Greifswald (UG) have unearthed wooden clubs, bronze spearheads, and flint and bronze arrowheads.

But in Haiti itself, his on - site survey revealed that the waves may have reached as high as three meters — and that several meter - high waves struck along a 100 - kilometer stretch of shoreline, all the way into the neighboring Dominican Republic.

Since then, the area has experienced a series of problems, including dozens of landslides along one 20 - mile (32 - kilometer) stretch of riverbank.

For two years, the researchers collected water samples along the 200 - kilometer (124 - mile) stretch of the Florida Reef Tract north of Biscayne National Park to the Looe Key National Marine Sanctuary.

A friend and I spent a week hunting fossils along the Jurassic Coast, a 150 - kilometer stretch of English coastline just a few hours by train from London.

The team observed a region of turquoise - colored, sulfide - infused water that stretched more than 200 kilometers along the coast of the Namib Desert.

This unexpected, yet - to - be-named feature (colored mid - to dark brown in the exaggerated topography above) stretches 750 kilometers — about twice the length the Grand Canyon — from central Greenland (lower center of image) all the way to a fjord along the northwestern coast (top of image).

Since the discovery, researchers have found 91 other Tahina palms, along with 50 seedlings, all within a quarter - kilometer stretch of the island.

Can you imagine being able to enjoy an unspoiled walk with your dog along the wild coast of Brittany in France, which stretches more than a thousand and two hundred kilometers and reveals a view of the sea and ragged coastal rock formations as far as you go?

I paused for a minute staring plainly at the beautiful windmills arranged on a single row stretching along a nine - kilometer shoreline off Bangui Bay, facing the South China Sea.

Santa Marta is a convenient and popular place to stay for those heading into Tayrona National Park, the vast, mountainous national park covering roughly 300 square kilometers along the coastline that stretches deep into the mountains.

The golf course stretches along four kilometers of spectacular coastline and boasts dramatic cliff - side holes and over... more information

Enjoy a stroll along Abu Dhabi's scenic coastline, an eight kilometer stretch of waterfront.

-- Khalil Gibran — The Mayan Riviera, Mexico, is 120 unique kilometers of eastern coast along the Yucatán Peninsula, stretching from Puerto Morelos to Punta Allen.

Roughly 15 miles / 24 kilometers north of Mendocino (and 3 miles / 5 kilometers north of Fort Bragg) on Highway 1, Mackerricher State Park beckons with sand dunes, wetlands filled with birds, and long stretches of sand where locals often gallop their horses along the surf line.

Senggigi is a coastal area with a 10 kilometer - beautiful beach stretch along the coastal road of West Lombok.

Close to your accommodation you'll find Surfers Paradise Beach, which stretches three kilometers along the «glitter strip» and is patrolled weekends and public holidays from September to May.

This nature reserve stretches forty kilometers along the whole southern shore.

Stretching some 243 kilometers along the victorian coastline it is littered with photo opportunities to take your breath away.

The long beach stretches for roughly five kilometers from north to south and is well worth taking a morning stroll along to catch the rising sun, the peace and tranquility, and gasping views of mount Gunung Agung in the distance.

You can walk along the seven kilometer stretch of natural silica sand, swim in crystal clear water...

The white sands and clear waters stretch for seven kilometers along Whitsunday Island.

Stretching for — you guessed it — 75 miles (121 kilometers) along the island's eastern coast, 75 Mile Beach is a highlight of most Fraser Island tours.

Senggigi is a coastal area with a 10 kilometer - beautiful beach stretch along the coastal road...

The beach stretches along 8 kilometers with golden sands, gently waves and provides a suitable place for sunbathing, swimming and surfing.

The HyNor project aims to enable hydrogen vehicles to travel along a 580 - kilometer stretch of highway by establishing a chain of hydrogen stations between Stavanger and Oslo in Norway.