Sentences with phrase «limestone rock structure»

Koh Poda is famous for sparkling white sand, turquoise water, and a distinctive limestone rock structure in the middle of the sea in front of the beach.

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Geologic structures prone to spontaneous cave - ins include alvar, tsingy and other limestone formations, but can also include lava tubes and a variety of other subsurface rock formations.

Granted UNESCO World Heritage status in 1979 for its outstanding natural beauty, as well as its spectacular representation of a karst structure, the delightful lakes are rich with minerals gleaned as they rush over and under the surrounding dolomitic rock and limestone, gathering with them enough calcium carbonate to appear blue - green in colour.

Most of the rock upon which the Great Ocean Road winds is limestone, and after its fierce weathering from the belligerent waves and winds, the cliffs have been carved into impressive shapes and structures, including blowholes, arches, gorges and rock stacks.

The British built the structure out of local coral rock and limestone as a defense against attacks by Spanish marauders.

With Dali-esque limestone structures, hundreds of cliff - climbing routes and Tiffany - blue waters, Railay is the seasoned rock climber's dream.

Coral reefs - Rock - like limestone (calcium carbonate) structures built by corals along ocean coasts (fringing reefs) or on top of shallow, submerged banks or shelves (barrier reefs, atolls), most conspicuous in tropical and sub-tropical oceans.