Sentences with phrase «kilometre stretch to yourself»

During the week, you'll likely have the whole five kilometre stretch to yourself.

Not exact matches

The federal government has today pledged $ 160 million to seal a 300 - kilometre stretch of the Outback Way, which links Western Australia's Goldfields to central Queensland.

The state and federal governments have committed a combined $ 14.9 million to widen Kwinana Freeway southbound along a 3 kilometre stretch from Armadale Road to Russell Road.

WWF Australia has said the material dredged during the port expansion would be enough to fill 150,000 dump trucks that «lined up bumper - to - bumper would stretch from Brisbane to Melbourne», a distance of more than 1,000 kilometres (620 miles).

Cuba is a long, narrow island stretching 1,200 kilometres from Cabo de San Antonio at its western tip to Punta de Maisí, the eastern tip.

The protesting workers stretched for over five kilometres and are currently on their way to the government house.

Older maps of the former Sultanate of Mahra and Socotra depicted its lands stretching many kilometres further north - west, prior to its forcible abolition in 1967 and, with it, the execution of several tribal leaders.

[56] Ghana spans an area of 238,535 km2 (92,099 sq mi), and has an Atlantic coastline that stretches 560 kilometres (350 miles) on the Gulf of Guinea in Atlantic Ocean to its south.

But, as Oba Aderemi offers today's Osun a symbolic tieback to the Awolowo golden age, so does its 17.5 - kilometre stretch project, to a future Osun, clear historical landmarks.

Nigeria has threatened to reduce the volume of gas it supplies through the 678 - kilometre stretch of pipeline to Ghana if it does not get information on how Ghana plans to pay the money.

Although its surface is an airless landscape of cracked ice, all the evidence says that beneath that bleak shell is a liquid water ocean stretching hundreds of kilometres down to the rocky mantle below.

WHEN Arab energy ministers met in Cairo in April, there was one thing at the top of their agenda — plans for a regional electricity grid that would stretch more than 5000 kilometres from Morocco in the west to the Gulf states in the east.

Many of the serious events involve disturbances in the charged portion of the atmosphere, known as the ionosphere, which stretches from 80 to 1000 kilometres above sea level.

According to a painstaking satellite survey of 1.3 million lakes stretching from coast to coast, the country lost 6700 square kilometres — or 1.2 per cent — of its water surface area between 2000 and 2009.

The African Union is planning an 8000 kilometre stretch of trees across the entire continent, but the Great Green Wall isn't the best way to halt desertification

The archipelago stretches over 1200 kilometres of ocean, so the climate ranges from near - Arctic to almost subtropical, with a corresponding range of vegetation — from tundra in the north to dense forest in the south.

LIGO's interferometers bounce laser beams between mirrors at the opposite ends of 4 - kilometre - long vacuum pipes, aiming to detect passing gravitational waves that stretch and compress the length of the pipes — along with the rest of space.

At close to 8,000 cubic kilometres (cubic km), total sea ice volume in November stood at just 48 % of the long - term average and the smallest of any November in the satellite record stretching back to 1979.

WHAT I DID: Monday: 10 to 40 minutes of treadmill cardio Tuesday: Weight training (upper body) Wednesday: 10 to 40 minutes of cardio (spin bike or rower) Thursday: Weight training (lower body) Friday: Rest day Saturday: Five - kilometre run (outdoors) Sunday: Core workout and stretches

Australia's tropical savanna is made up of about 1.9 million square kilometres of dense grass and scattered trees that stretch across Northern Australia from Broome to Townsville.

And with a two - kilometre - long stretch of wide tarmac to let it all hang out, I cranked the mid-engine two - seater up to 7,500 rpm in its first four gears, hitting an indicated 240 km / h about a second after the upshift into fifth.

This much was evident during the 300 SRT's national launch which saw a few hundred kilometres of country road driving from Wagga Wagga to Temora airport — where the car's excessively powerful V8 was able to really stretch its legs on the airstrip.

The longest tunnel stretched for eleven kilometres, feeding the water from the upper lake to the pressure pipelines: pipes a metre and a half in diameter that ran down the mountain to force the water from the upper lake to the thirsty turbines of the production facilities down in the valley.

Even though Brantford is more than 100 kilometres away from Toronto's downtown, it's still considered part of the Greater Golden Horseshoe, an area stretching from Niagara to Peterborough, Ont.

For those unfamiliar with Myrtle Beach, you can look forward to a 100 kilometre stretch of beach and more than 100 golf courses.

A pretty 1.5 kilometre stretch of white sands along the east coast, Klong Jark is home to some of Yao Noi's most luxurious resorts including Six Senses, which is tucked away on a headland just beyond its northern tip.

Walk the 1.7 kilometre (1.1 mile) stretch, or take the miniature train to the end, where a living aquarium, the Underwater Observatory, can be toured (entry AUD$ 33, no bookings required; guided tours 9.30 am on Tuesdays and Thursdays for AUD$ 15).

The Moreton Bay Marine Park stretches for 125 kilometres (78 miles) along the coastline from the Gold Coast to Caloundra.

The main beach extends all the way east to Kavros beach, and is part of a virtually unbroken string of beaches, which stretch for 10 glorious kilometres along this picturesque coastline.

Rent sun loungers and parasols or stretch out on the soft sands, with 6 kilometres to choose from.

If you want to stretch your legs, walk a small part of the 1000 kilometre (600 mile) Bibbulmun Track, one of the world's great long distance walking trails, which runs from Perth through the Southern Forests and along the coast from Walpole to Albany.

Surfers Paradise certainly lives up to its name, with a three - kilometre stretch of white sand, swept by irresistibly, perfect surf - able waves.

This trail is 42.5 kilometres (or a little over 25 miles) long and stretches from Storms River to Na...

It stretches around 80 kilometres west to east, and 40 kilometres north to south, bordered by the large Nam Ngum reservoir / artificial lake in the northeast.

From the city of Melbourne it stretches north - east to Victoria's border with New South Wales (a distance of 542 kilometres, or 337 miles), covering the entire south - east corner of the Australian continent.

The country's terrain, stretched across 1.2 million square kilometres, is as diverse as its culture and people — from rugged shorelines and towering peaks, to bushveld, shrubland, magnificent indigenous forest and endless, barren desert.

Trinity Beach is located north of Cairns in the area referred to as the Northern Beaches of Cairns, which stretch for 26 kilometres along a sunny coastline commencing at the northern fringe of the city.

Ao Tapao Stretching for about a kilometre near the centre of the west coast, Ao Tapao runs from the chunky concrete of Nam Leuk Pier down to a wide and sandy point in the south.

Their sheer number (the shoals can stretch for kilometres) results in a feeding frenzy as sharks, dolphins, seals, whales and two - legged fisherman head out to catch as many from the ball of sardines as they can.

All but one place to stay is located on the main beach, which stretches from north to south for a couple of kilometres along the majority of the east coast.

It's 24 kilometres from one end of the road to the other with several long, development - free stretches in between.

Stretching thousands of kilometres from East to West, there are a number of destinations that regularly appear in the top 10 dive sites worldwide: Raja Ampat, Komodo National Park, and the Lembeh Strait to name but a few.

The Coorong is a narrow stretch of water running from the River Murray mouth to just north of Kingston, 145 kilometres to the south.

Kuta's 2.5 - kilometre stretch of cream - colored sand borders Legian to its north and Tuban (home of the Ngurah Rai Read More»

Hilton Abu Dhabi Yas Island Resort, opening in 2019, will be located in the Yas Bay, a three - kilometre stretch that is anticipated to become one of the most iconic and vibrant waterfront destinations in the region.

Sit back and relax on the warm golden sands or rent one of the sun loungers, which stretch for over a kilometre so you don't need to worry about getting there early to put your towel down.

Nearly 2 million hectares of land that stretch for 352 kilometres (20 000 square kilometres) from north to south along the Mozambique border, is given over to an almost indescribable wildlife experience.

Guided day trips to the Kruger National Park: The largest game reserve in South Africa, the Kruger National Park is nearly 2 million hectares of land that stretch for 20 000 square kilometres, given over to an almost indescribable wildlife experience.

What is most striking about the landscape around Salalah is its variety, from the long beaches that stretch hundreds of kilometres along the clear Indian Ocean, to craggy mountain ranges, green rolling hills, rocky deserts, and beyond those, the formidable sand dunes of the Arabian Empty Quarter.

Just six kilometres to the north sits Kamala Beach, a pretty stretch of soft golden sand popular with families.