Sentences with phrase «mountains in volcanoes»

For the sixth year running, Kwita Izina, or the baby gorilla naming ceremony, has been held in Rwanda, in the shadow of the Virunga mountains in Volcanoes National Park.

Not exact matches

One day last December, Estuardo Porras flew above the mountains of central Guatemala in a helicopter, passing over picturesque Lake Atitlan and a steaming volcano on the way to El Faro, his coffee plantation.

The salars are largely underlain and surrounded by volcanic rocks of andesitic to basaltic affinity that make up some of the 800 volcanoes located in the Andes Mountains of northern Chile.

The rugged terrain of northwest Arabia, of which Syria and Palestine, it has sometimes been remarked, may be regarded as merely the largest and richest oasis, the numerous mountain peaks, the volcanoes apparently active at some period in ancient history, the desert with its speaking silences, the uncertainties of the weather in a land where all is dependent on the annual rainfall — all these and much more of the same sort are reflected in Israel's religion.

My favorite part was making a little flour mountain / egg volcano on our countertop and diving in hands first!

But today, the winery comprises six estates in Sicilia: mountains (the volcano Etna), sea (island of Favignana), and hills (Trapani countryside).

Then she got all «topographical» and wanted to add in mountains and volcanoes, which was fun and made for her own unique spin on the globe (pun intended!).

The most common perception of a volcano is of a conical mountain, spewing lava and poisonous gases from a crater in its top.

Scientists are now watching to see whether the volcano repeats the violent eruptions of 1963, when superheated gases and volcanic material raced down the mountain in a series of pyroclastic flows, killing more than 1000 people.

The features would be the first large ice volcanoes in the solar system, says Jeff Moore, a New Horizons scientist at NASA Ames Research Center in Mountain View, California, though the team is not yet willing to say the discovery is definite.

Soar over Pluto's seas, mountains, craters and volcanoes of ice in this montage of images released by NASA from the New Horizons encounter with the dwarf planet.

The informally named Piccard Mons (5.5 kilometres tall) and Wright Mons (3.2 kilometres tall) both have the same shape as volcanoes we see on Earth: roughly circular mountains with pits in their centres.

Scientists have measured remarkably high levels of carbon dioxide (CO2) in the soil near dead trees on the flanks of California's Mammoth Mountain, a dormant volcano.

The eruption destroyed the top three thousand feet of the volcano, blasting it into the air in pieces, leaving behind only a large crater three miles wide and half a mile deep, as though the mountain had been struck by a meteor.

That mountain in the distance was simply a scaled - down version of another ancient, extinguished volcano called Olympus Mons.

People have reported fires in coal beds close to the earth's surface for thousands of years — in fact, Australia's Burning Mountain, once thought to be a volcano, sits atop a coal seam that has been on fire for some six millennia.

Hacker, who studies catastrophic geological events, said the slide originated when a volcanic field consisting of many strato - volcanoes, a type similar to Mount St. Helens in the Cascade Mountains, which erupted in 1980, collapsed and produced the massive landslide.

In other words, volcanism made a mountain out of Mole Hill — and Mole Hill is just one of a swarm of such volcanoes in the region, such as Trimble KnoIn other words, volcanism made a mountain out of Mole Hill — and Mole Hill is just one of a swarm of such volcanoes in the region, such as Trimble Knoin the region, such as Trimble Knob.

Researchers working at the Volcanoes National Park in Rwanda spotted an adult female mountain gorilla (Gorilla beringei beringei) using a thick bamboo shoot to help her distressed infant climb from a thicket on the jungle floor to her higher perch (shown above), the team reports this month in Behavioural Processes.

Atmospheric changes that caused volcanic eruptions centuries ago, such as the one in Timanfaya or the Tambora volcano (Indonesia)- which hid the sunlight for months -, had an impact on high - mountain centennial forests in the Iberian Peninsula, as stated in an article published in the journal Science of the Total Environment in which the lecturer Emilia Gutiérrez, from the Faculty of Biology of the University of Barcelona, has taken part.

Geologists will combine the data from TIMS with maps of the volcano to calculate heat loss in and around the mountain to help predict future eruptions.

This temperature photograph taken from an aircraft shows fumaroles, the hot steaming vents that indicate the mountain is still rumbling, as white - lipped spots in the central plug of the volcano.

The Volcano Hummingbird (Selasphorus flammula), White - bellied Mountain - gem (Lampornis hemileucus) and Fiery - throated Hummingbird (Panterpe insignis) are all examples of species that were classified as smaller - ranged in the study.

Work is now being finalized on a much larger project around the Volcanoes National Park in northern Rwanda, made famousby the film Gorillas in the Mist, where McGuinness is assessing the impacts of mountain gorilla, buffalo and golden monkey on the conservation of this park and the development of surrounding human communities.

Nearly twice as tall as Mount Everest, Arsia Mons is the third tallest volcano on Mars and one of the largest mountains in the solar system.

The Hawaiian Islands themselves are a very small part of the chain and are the youngest islands in the immense, mostly submarine mountain chain composed of more than 80 volcanoes.

«These are big mountains with a large hole in their summit, and on Earth that generally means one thing — a volcano,»

When faced with a spewing volcano, people today share many of the same feelings volcano - observers have had throughout human history: We are in awe of the destructive power of nature, and we are unsettled by the thought that a peaceful mountain can suddenly become an unstoppable destructive force!

In fact, the highest mountain on Earth is actually a seamount — Hawaii's Mauna Kea, a dormant volcano that is more than 30,000 feet tall measured from its base on the seafloor 18,000 feet beneath the surface.

In this case we have Brosnan being the science boff who no one believes when he fears a volcano may erupt next to the sleepy mountain town of Dante's Peak.

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I stood and watched the most brilliant display of aurora I had ever seen, shooting over the mountain tops in the east like lava from a volcano, writhing overhead to the opposite horizon, snaking into crowns and shooting towards the ground like harpoons of light.

Cotopaxi, part of the Andes mountain chain, is the second - highest mountain in Ecuador (at 19,347 feet), and one of the world's tallest active volcanoes.

A scratching post designed to look like Japan's highest mountain and active volcano, with a blue body and white snow - capped tips, the scratching post is made in Japan, and is supposedly also extra sturdy and durable with a larger size — 47 cm wide and 28 cm tall.

In 1985, her commitment resulted in Morris Animal Foundation's establishment of the Volcano Veterinary Center, later re-named the Mountain Gorilla Veterinary Project, a project that works to save the eponymous species from extinction in Rwanda, Uganda and the Democratic Republic of the CongIn 1985, her commitment resulted in Morris Animal Foundation's establishment of the Volcano Veterinary Center, later re-named the Mountain Gorilla Veterinary Project, a project that works to save the eponymous species from extinction in Rwanda, Uganda and the Democratic Republic of the Congin Morris Animal Foundation's establishment of the Volcano Veterinary Center, later re-named the Mountain Gorilla Veterinary Project, a project that works to save the eponymous species from extinction in Rwanda, Uganda and the Democratic Republic of the Congin Rwanda, Uganda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

Climb to the rim of active volcanoes, ride horseback down ancient mountain trails, snorkel and dive some of the world's best dive sites, zip - line through the canopies of lush jungles, and dance the night away in the best salsa clubs.

Climb to the rim of active volcanoes, learn how local coffee is made, ride horseback down ancient mountain trails, snorkel and dive some of the world's best dive sites, zip - line through the canopies of lush jungles, and dance the night away in the best salsa clubs.

The region, a 3 hour drive north of Sacramento, takes its name from the rugged Cascade Mountains and their signature peak in state, 14,180 foot / 4, 322 metre Mount Shasta, a volcano.

Hike in a mountain rain forest where wildlife and birds abound, and discover waterfalls and hot springs created by active volcanoes.

Nights 5 & 6 Fortuna Hotels - Magic Mountain, Lomas del Volcan, Arenal Manoa or Arenal Springs Costa Rica hotels in Fortuna may include a stay at Magic Mountain Hotel & Spa, with its viewing balconies and terraces, Lomas del Volcan Resort Lodge with its individual cottages, Arenal Springs Resort Hotel, which offers the most magnificent view of the natural fireworks of Arenal Volcano at night (only 20 minutes away) or the Arenal Manoa Resort Hotel, which offers a panoramic view of Arenal Volcano.

Located in an extinct volcano, Furnas valley is surrounded by lush mountains, colorful hydrangeas and exotic plants and flowers.

The mountain, 72 kilometers (45 miles) to the northeast of the tourist hotspot of Kuta, is among more than 120 active volcanoes in Indonesia.

Indonesian authorities have raised the alert level for Mount Agung volcano in Bali to its highest degree after a surge in seismic activity around the mountain sparked fears of an eruption.

The 9,944 - foot volcano, the highest mountain on Bali, last erupted in the early 1960s, destroying villages and killing about 1,700 in mudflows and clouds of hot gases, lava fragments and ash.

The mountain, 45 miles to the north - east of the tourist hotspot of Kuta, is among more than 120 active volcanoes in Indonesia.

Always up for a new travel experience, their adventures have included sleeping in an iglu at the top of Germany's tallest mountain, volcano conquering in Japan, and glamping in the Black Forest in a snow storm (with a small baby!)

Set in the Pilanesberg Mountain Range in a vast crater of an extinct volcano, it is a unique geological feature and for this reason alone is worth visiting.

As one of the most popular provinces in Costa Rica, Guanacaste has gained a name for itself as a tropical paradise with a pristine shoreline, beautiful mountain ranges and a number of volcanoes.

Following the road all the way along the west coast to the mountains in the north we enjoy the amazing views of Lombok's famous volcano, Mt Rinjani, and green hills of the Rinjani mountain range.

Beautiful and secluded beaches, luxurious resorts, scenic mountains, lakes and volcanoes can all be reached in just a few hours, and it's possible to stay for just a few nights before heading back to the capital.