Sentences with phrase «known shipwrecks»

The maps below are in four sections: Paquera / Tortuga, Tambo / Bahia Ballena, Montezuma, Cabuya / Cabo Blanco / Malpais and show most of the available points of interest and activities, including surf spots, scuba diving sites, best snorkeling areas, sandy beaches, and all the known shipwrecks.

Shipwreck trail of Magnetic Island There are over 20 known shipwrecks around the island, which have been integrated into a shipwreck trail that circles the island.

He will cover some of the greater - and lesser - known shipwrecks in our area and the efforts to locate and document their wreck sites.

Captain Jim Robinson, Captain at Shoreline Scenic Cruises and Charters, talks about the over 5,000 known shipwrecks on the Great Lakes and the many lighthouses in Door County, including one that sits on an island reminiscent of an Alfred Hitchcock movie.

Cape Gelidonya dated to 1200 B.C., making it the earliest known shipwreck at the time.

Then, in December 2011, researchers began the first systematic dives to examine what appears to be the oldest known shipwreck in the Indian Ocean, radiocarbon dated to between the 2nd and 1st centuries B.C.E. Because almost nothing was known about seafaring in this time and place, the wreck promises to remake our understanding of the region and era, team members say.

Other known shipwreck sites located within the sanctuary and park are presently being studied and mapped through the assistance of the Coastal Maritime Archaeology Resources (CMAR) organization.The history of shipwrecks and archaeological work being performed in the Channels Islands National Marine Sanctuary and Channel Islands National Park is exhibited at the Santa Barbara Maritime Museum.

Every day you kind of went out and there were maybe a dozen established dive sites, the big drop off was the big popular place and they knew a shipwreck or two and that was pretty much it.

One of Fraser Island's better - known shipwreck, the Panama was an American ship that found its demise in 1864, near Rooney's Point.

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Whitehead, quoting a New Testament saying, expresses it this way:»... the higher intellectual feelings are haunted by the vague insistence of another order, where there is no unrest, no travel, no shipwreck: «There shall be no more sea.»»

The goal is to preserve dozens of known and unknown historic shipwrecks in the southeastern portion of the lake for further study.

A team of marine archaeologists and other researchers use cutting - edge technology to scour the underwater battlefield, identifying shipwrecks and reconstructing some of the lesser - known events of the largest naval invasion in history.

On one excursion, he was shipwrecked off the Patagonian coast when a large wave slammed his small cutter; despite not knowing how to swim, Brown floated safely to shore grasping a barrel.

Details of the earliest known marine navigation tool, discovered in a shipwreck, have been revealed thanks to state - of - the - art scanning technology at WMG, University of Warwick.

To Emerald Bank, southwest of Sable Island, 186 miles off Halifax, Nova Scotia, which is known for its wild horses and shipwrecks.

Known as the Sands of Hell, Namibia Skeleton Coast National Park houses some incredible shipwrecks and a Ghost Town formerly known as Kolmanskop, which was founded in the early 1900s by a large German population when diamonds were found in the desert but abandoned 40 years lKnown as the Sands of Hell, Namibia Skeleton Coast National Park houses some incredible shipwrecks and a Ghost Town formerly known as Kolmanskop, which was founded in the early 1900s by a large German population when diamonds were found in the desert but abandoned 40 years lknown as Kolmanskop, which was founded in the early 1900s by a large German population when diamonds were found in the desert but abandoned 40 years later.

Ya know, I used to live like Robinson Crusoe; I mean, shipwrecked among 8 million people.

10:45 pm — TCM — The Black Stallion I wouldn't dare to guess how many times I saw this movie as a horse - crazy kid, but I would dare argue that its central section with its almost total lack of dialogue as Alec and The Black get to know each other while shipwrecked on a deserted island is still among my favorite sections in any family movie.

Nevertheless Klam does drop clues, including this crisp sentence: «This place had been known at one time or another for whale hunting, Portuguese immigrants, sand dunes, herring shoals, shipwrecks off the point, but also for a certain kind of seeker or desperate kook, Puritans, dropouts, communists, frazzled intellectuals, painters from New York, experimental - theater types, alcoholic fishermen, sailors stationed here between the wars, stubborn or demented individuals...

I have alway been fascinated by tales of shipwrecks and especially the well known Titanic.

Where to Start Your Hike: Begin at Keoneloa Bay which is also known by Kama`aina as «Shipwrecks.

On the coast of Zakynthos in Greece's Ionian Islands, is a small cove playfully known as Shipwreck Beach.

There are a number of shipwrecks in the area situated at various depths and as divers ourselves we know no vacation is complete without at least diving 1 shipwreck.

Set on the hillside overlooking Shipwreck Beach and Mount Haupu (also known as Black Mountain), this luxurious island residence is a great place for a family to settle in for a fun Kauai vacation.

A collective of six winemakers that includes one from Napier they grow vines in an area known more for its inhospitable storms, and a coastline riddled with shipwrecks, than wine.

There are myriads of wrecks known in the waters off the New World, and Marx in his «Shipwrecks of the Western Hemisphere» gives extensive lists of them.

Also known as Keoniloa for «the long sands,» it was given its popular name from an old wooden shipwreck now long gone.

The Cayman Islands in the western Caribbean are well known for their beautiful vertical walls, friendly fish life and exciting shipwrecks.

On New Year's Day 1937, during the Great Depression, the gambling ship SS Monte Carlo, known for «drinks, dice, and dolls», was shipwrecked on the beach about a quarter mile south of the Hotel del Coronado.

Hitting up world famous surf spots like Desert Point, Shipwrecks and Super Sucks you'll be spoilt for choice no matter what the swell conditions and the crew know how to make the most of the amazing breaks on offer across all 3 locations.

Hi, Do anyone know how high that jump is at shipwreck beach?

Navagio Beach, more popularly knows as Shipwreck Beach, is a popular tourist destination on the Greek Island of Zakynthos.

All guests must know how to swim to be able to snorkel on this 4 hr Snorkel & Shipwreck Adventure package.

Modern Zakynthos has gained tremendous popularity for its landmark which is the Shipwreck Beach also known as the Navagio Beach.

For centuries sailors who sailed around Arbroath, Eastern Scotland were terrified of becoming shipwrecked on what was known as «Bell Rock».

The earliest recorded European settlers to Belize were shipwrecked British sailors, otherwise known as the «Baymen,» who first arrived in 1638.

There is also some great muck dives and even a little shipwreck known as Japanese Wreck.

Its 243 kilometres of road hugs the coastline affectionately known as the Surf Coast and is one of the greatest of ocean roads.The scenic route between Torquay and Cape Otway and the Shipwreck Coast further west of Cape Otway,

The 3 main breaks lie off shore from the west coast Jungut Batu beach and are known as Playgrounds, Lacerations and Shipwrecks.

Divers travel to Cayman Brac to explore the well - known Captain Tibbets shipwreck.

Best known for it's shipwrecks and deep sea diving, snorkling and fishing trips, or a place to relax and soak up the sun and enjoy Balinese Village life.

When snorkeling in the baileys harbor, you will get to explore amazing shipwrecks and discover things that you never knew before.

Ask most people whether they know of the shipwreck that sits a short way off the shoreline at Playa Guiones and the reply will very likely be negative.

The town is about 25 km from Port Alfred and best known for its shipwrecks and othe...

Today, the bay is know around the world as the richest shipwreck diving site in the entire Caribbean.

Hear the tragic tales of the Loch Ard Gorge and discover why this spectacularly wild part of Victoria is known as the Shipwreck Coast.

The tour next heads to Lanai for views of the island's landmarks, including Kaiolohia Beach, also known as Shipwreck Beach, before heading back to Maui for sunset views of waterfalls and jungle landscapes.

Despite this diversity, the USAT Liberty shipwreck remains best known for the school of bumphead parrotfish that sleep inside its hull at night.

Then there's poor old Captain Haddock, long known as a drunk in Herge's original comic books, who's reduced here to a kid - friendly depressive shipwreck of a man.

One surprise storm and shipwreck later you find yourself on the gorgeous island known as Gemea.