Sentences with phrase «miles old island»

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Cuomo killed a 3 - year - old proposal to build a liquefied natural gas terminal 19 miles off Jones Beach on Long Island amid fears that it could cause an environmental catastrophe or become a terrorist target.

Researchers unearthed a partial, nonfossilized skeleton of what appears to be a 30 - year - old woman in a limestone cave on the island of Flores, 370 miles east of Java.

Excavations carried out over six years in the treeless, grassless, soil-less Ellesmere Island in the Canadian territory of Nunavut, 750 miles from the North Pole, have yielded a remarkable treasure: a 375 - million - year - old, scaly, fin - legged, flat - headed, swivel - necked creature called Tiktaalik roseae.

Last week ~ the year old racing pigeon ~ that left during a race on May 10th ~ was found on Vancouver Island ~ Canada - 5000 mile away from Japan!

The oldest of all the islands, it boasts 90 miles of sandy beach, and plenty of miles of wilderness for trekking.

Located 25 miles north of Lihu`e just off Kuhio Highway is Kilauea, an old plantation town that is now growing its own brand of island chic.

Named after the island of Maui, hailed for its emerald green mountains and lush valleys, the Valley Isle Resort is located just seven miles north of the old whaling capital of Lahaina in West Maui.

Ak» bol, Maya for Heart of the Village, Belize's first Yoga Retreat and Family Eco Resort is located on the tranquil North side of Belize's largest island, Ambergris Caye, just a quarter mile from the second largest Barrier Reef in the world and a bike ride away from the old fishing village of San Pedro, Isla Bonita.

You will get the opportunity to explore the beauty of Caribbean and also the uniqueness of the little breathtaking Island of Tobago, which is only 7 miles wide but has the oldest rainforest in the Western hemisphere.

Cumberland Island offers 18 - miles of nearly - isolated beachfront, 300 - year - old live oaks draped with Spanish moss, crushed shell paths, and an abundance of wildlife untouched by the outside world.

Old Bahama Bay Resort & Yacht Harbour is a luxury beachfront resort located on Grand Bahama Island just 64 miles from Florida, and a great honeymoon idea.

Measuring 34 miles / 56 km from North to South and 8 miles / 14 km from East to West, Cozumel is Mexico largest island and the oldest in the Caribbean group.

Pigeon Island affords stunning views of the Caribbean Sea and Atlantic Ocean on either side and boasts stunning beaches, miles of green landscape and beautiful ruins from an old naval fort.

And Donkey Kong and Donkey Kong Jr. before getting older to what we know the two as today would've been sucked into the Mushroom World from Brooklyn somehow as well, and end up on an Island miles from Mario & Luigi where they start up their own Civilisation.

Resolute Bay was suppose to be built on Melville Island, but in 1947 there was so much old multi-year ice it was impossible to move ships a further 400 miles West or so.

Ever since Three mile island, China Syndrome and Chernobyl Big Green has been staunchly against nuclear and the old plants keep closing.

This week, a 100 - year old Dutch schooner packed with artists and oceanographic researchers (and a handful of media reps, including yours truly) will set sail from the island of Spitsbergen (roughly 500 miles north of Norway) to traverse the 78th parallel and then down the coast of eastern Greenland.

South of the island of Ibiza, there is a colony of sea grass that is five miles (eight kilometers) across and estimated to be around 100,000 years old — making it one of the largest and oldest clonal colonies on Earth.