Sentences with phrase «land area of the island»

This is our collective efforts to showcase the many blissful things to experience, discover and see in the 97,530 square kilometers land area of the Island once dubbed, «The Land of Promise».

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Since The Bahamas is comprised of 700 individual islands and cays with a total land area of about 5,400 square miles scattered across 100,000 square miles of ocean, it is natural that fish and seafood are very important in the cuisine.

JOHNSBURG The Mill Creek - Sullivan's Island Citizens Committee told the Johnsburg Town Board April 3 it decided there should be rules for public recreation areas that are part of 227 acres of land being given to the town by the Open Space Institute.

Many hours later, it leads to an area of protected land called Iwokrama, a Rhode Island - size forest in the heart of Guyana, crowded with ancient buttress - trunked trees draped in liana vines.

The ancestors of hobbits probably left the rift area of Africa (Ardi's home) for Southeast Asia on foot about 2 million years ago, ultimately crossing treacherous ocean waters to land on the narrow, 230 - mile - long Indonesian island of Flores.

The tank is one of 1,600 spaced out at one - mile intervals over 1,100 square miles of land, an area bigger than Rhode Island.

Elevated land - based islands are what one architect is proposing for the Tōhoku region of north - east Japan, the area that was devastated by last March's magnitude 9 earthquake and the mega-tsunamis it triggered.

Elevated land - based islands could protect people living in low - lying areas from tsunamis — and archipelagos of them could form entire towns

With access to museum ornithological collections from areas of South America that Darwin had not visited, Gould corrected a number of taxonomic errors Darwin had made (such as labeling two finch species a «Wren» and an «Icterus») and pointed out to him that although the land birds in the Galpagos were endemic to the islands, they were notably South American in character.

Large, densely populated urban areas are highly susceptible to exhausting heat waves exacerbated by the «heat island» effect in which once permeable, cooling surfaces like open land, bodies of water and vegetation have been replaced with surfaces that capture and retain heat like asphalt and concrete.

President Obama is expanding a national protected marine area of more than 582,000 square miles of land and sea around the Hawaiian islands.

The tyrannosaurid dinosaurs likely evolved in isolation on the island continent, with incursions of the seaway separating small areas of land from each other.

The continents during this period were in the same position as now, but since Indonesia is part of a highly tectonic area, it's possible there was uplift of land that could have formed a land bridge between Flores and the adjacent islands.

The four largest islands are Honsh, Hokkaid, Kysh and Shikoku, together accounting for 97 % of Japans land area.

It is the largest of the Dodecanese islands in terms of both land area and population, with a population of 117,007 and also the island group's historical capital.

Just three percent of the state's population lives here, and a single area code covers a land mass that's larger than Delaware, Rhode Island, and Connecticut combined.

Habitat - for terrarium, provide a water bowl to submerge in, pieces of bark for hiding places; for aqua - terrarium, separate into land and water areas using a partition, or provide an island or alternate décor to get out of the water.

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The party scene has two main flavours — the immediate area around the boat landing has plenty of beach bars and pubs (often charging Bali prices) and then the northern tip of the island has more secluded beach shacks and bars, which may appeal to those looking for a more laidback scene.

However, some areas of the shallow water corals across the three islands have been damaged because of coral heatstroke, land - based sewage, disease, the rise in sea level, over-fishing, and physical damage.

Small Hope Bay Lodge offers several island and nature tours, providing visitors an opportunity to explore the diverse environment of this Bahamian out island, the fifth largest, and the least developed land mass in the Caribbean and tropical Atlantic area.

It's the largest airport in the U.S. by land area, at 52.4 square miles: more than one and a half times bigger than the island of Manhattan.

Fraser Island is around 123 kilometres in length and covers a massive area of 166,038 ha, With this great amount of land to cover you will need to set aside a good amount of time to take in it's landscape.

The reality is that Bali is perfectly safe to travel even in case the volcano erupts, except for a very small area around Mount Agung which represents less than 5 % of the land mass of the Island.

The Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary (Sanctuary) consists of an area of approximately 1,110 square nautical miles (nmi) of coastal and ocean waters, and the submerged lands thereunder, off the southern coast of California.

The area offers a blend of Dutch, British, French, and native cultures on some of the most scenic islands in the Caribbean on land and underwater.

97 % of the land surface is National Park and only 3 % inhabited areas, situated only on four of the islands.

Dear visitors of Caño Island, with consideration to the information given by the Health Ministery and Osa Conservation Area, we are now permitted to land on Caño Island Biological Reseve for resting, but we are not allowed to walk in the trails.

The Aqua Cat will cruise from Nassau, Bahamas to the remote islands of the Exumas & Eleuthera, and especially the Exuma Cays Land and Sea Park, the most pristine area in all the Bahamas.

The government of Ecuador has designated 97 % of the land area of the Galápagos Islands as the country's first national park.

It has a land area of 80.763 square kilometres (31.183 sq mi), the 12th - largest island in Mexico.

The Port of San Diego operates parking meters and pay stations along North Embarcadero, Tuna Harbor, Ruocco Park, Embarcadero Marina Park North and Embarcadero Marina Park South, the Crescent area, Spanish Landing and Shelter Island.

With a total land area of just 1.2 square kilometres (0.5 square miles), this island offers some of the most beautiful landscapes in the archipelago.

[47] Recent increases in sightings are confirmed in Arctic areas of the historic range for Atlantic stocks, most notably on several locations in the Laptev Sea including the New Siberian Islands in the East Siberian Sea, [48] and around the marine mammal sanctuary [49] of the Franz Josef Land, [50] indicating possible earlier pioneers of re-colonizations.

With the exception of the entrance fee for Muir Woods National Monument and the cost of the ferry to visit Alcatraz Island, there is no fee to visit lands of Golden Gate National Recreation Area.

The National Park, which makes up 97 % of the land area of the Galapagos Islands is situated in the Pacific Ocean around 1,000 km (620 miles) from the South American continent.

Around the world, the British Virgin Islands regularly land on «Top 10» travel lists simply because — in many areas of interest to guests — they simply are beloved.

Other recent developments include the renaissance of Nassau / Paradise Island, including the revitalisation of its downtown area; a new airport development; new harbour; new Straw Market; new land, sea and air infrastructural developments; and a new national stadium and associated sporting facilities.

Caye Caulker in 1965, map of island listing owners, stores, common areas, plots of land showing where folks live Click map for larger versions

There are 18 main islands each having a land area of at least 1 square Kilometer and some much larger.

The Maroochydore township is also a very family friendly place to take the family, especially in Cotton Tree, this area is closer to the mouth of the Maroochy River, with Goat Island and Pincushion Island within view from the expansive park lands along the Esplanade.

Guests can rent golf carts or take advantage of the resort's free shuttle to get around the island, take land and boat tours of the area and visit the local golf courses and the Catalina Casino, which houses a movie theatre, ballroom and an island art and history museum.

Featuring a large, open - sided dining area, a few bamboo - and - thatch salas, and many beach chairs displayed in between Pandanus pines and coconut trees on an approximately 3,500 sqm plot of land, Bon Island Restaurant can comfortably accommodate up to 150 guests and is normally open every day, all year round, from 10:00 - 17:00.

The Caye offers both private and commercial use with a Private Resort on a fully developed section of the island, with some semi-developed areas and untouched land as well as mangroves that double as a Marine Reserve.

Take one of the tours (sold by most tour agents) of local islands and coral reefs in the bay area or, if you prefer to keep your feet on land for a few days, you can hike through the national park near Klong Thom, home of the rare Gurney's Pitta.

Since over 70 % of the island is inaccessible by land, you'll see areas that can only be seen from the air.

Occupying a land area of about 400 km2 at the northern tip of Palawan Island, El Nido is a first - class municipality that also comprises 45 islands and islets, all of them part of the Bacuit Archipelago.

The area is stunningly beautiful and offers a great choice of attractions and activities whether on land or at sea: from mangrove forest that can be explored by long - tail boats or sea kayaks, to rainforests suitable for elephant trekking and hiking, to tall limestone cliffs offering excellent rock climbing terrain, to islands surrounded by turquoise waters lending superb snorkelling and scuba diving opportunities, there are a lot of thrilling possibilities to spice up your vacation around Ao Nang and Nopparat Thara beaches.

We decided to do the landing on the island first, and let the first group of passengers on the zodiac cruise scope out the best whale - watching areas.