Sentences with phrase «north of the island»

From there most places are within easy walking distance, through a walk to the far north of the island will take about 30 minutes without too many bags.

He said the state is looking at a 600 - acre parcel about 35 miles north of the island.

It takes about 5 hours to drive to the far north of the island.

Brendan Foley peels his wetsuit to the waist and perches on the side of an inflatable boat as it skims across the sea just north of the island of Crete.

Canouan Island lies just north of our island resort and has the same authentic Caribbean feel as Carriacou.

A notable feature of Vancouver Island is the extension of summer dryness to latitudes as high as 50 ° N. Only in the extreme north of the island near Port Hardy is the rainfall of the driest summer month as much as one fifth that of the wettest months from November to March.

Villa Flamboyant Amed Bali is a private pool villa in Amed, East Bali and is a great place to visit and stay located in the very north of the island of Bali on the east side of the island.

Also of interest, the wreck of the Nipissing, which caught fire and sank in 1886, lays north of the island.

Now, scientists have linked the melt pattern with a 500 - kilometer - wide, high - pressure vortex, known as a block, that loitered north of the island during June and July 2015, wreaking weather havoc.

Following the initial assessment, the response team will open the area of Wallops Island, north of the island flagpole opposite of the launch pad location, to allow the U.S. Navy to return back to work.

Hunter Predd was patrolling the waters of the Blue Divide north of the island of Mesca Rho, a Wing Hove outpost at the western edge of Elven territorial waters, when he saw the man clinging to the spar.

About 15 million of the national human population of 23 million people live in the intensely urbanized Taipei area, at the extreme north of the island nation, where most of the dogs and cats are pets, or are descended from lost or abandoned pets, in an environment affording some suitable habitat for feral cats, but little or none for street dogs.

In May 1836, the Stirling Castle, en route from Sydney to London, struck a coral reef north of the island.

At the same time however we had tropical storm, (briefly Hurricane Nicole) hoovering north of the island.

Koh Bon is located about 20 kilometres north of island # 9 and features one of the only vertical walls in Thailand.

This hidden lava bomb in the remote north of the island is covered with coral and sponges.

Located five minutes north of the island's main to...

At first, this might sound a strange move for a leading contemporary artist, but Doig lived there for a time as a child, and Chris Ofili also moved there from London in 2005 (the two regularly go kayaking together in the wild north of the island).

But Ingrid Onarheim, of the University of Bergen's Geophysical Institute, and colleagues warn in the journal Tellus − published by the International Meteorological Institute at Stockholm University − that the Arctic ocean is losing ice even in winter, at least north of the island of Svalbard, Norway.

Lantzville is a small community, located 16.6 km north of Island hub Nanaimo, known as the «Harbour City», with a population of over 90,000.

Koh Chi - This is the smallest and furthest north of the islands of Surin.

The rest of the island does not experience as much of a fluctuation in monthly visitors and many of the beaches further North of the island are quiet and secluded and many are as picturesque as you will find anywhere in Thailand or even the world!

It could skim Puerto Rico this afternoon or tonight, passing just north of the island.

Just 12 kilometres away from Bali and only 25 minutes by regular fast boat services, the island is surrounded by coral reefs with white sandy beaches and low limestone cliffs, and on the very north of the island, beautiful mangrove forests.

Portofino is an upmarket resort located 6 miles north of the island's main and party - going town, San Pedro.

Found along the island's west coast, at the extreme north of the island, it is the point of entry for the majority of travellers, being both where the bridge from mainland Thailand is found as well as the location of the airport.

The site is located in the North Sea, around 40 kilometers to the north of the island of Juist.

The storm passed just to the north of the island of Hispaniola, shared by the Dominican Republic and Haiti, damaging roofs and causing flooding and power outages as it approached the Haitian side.

The storm passed just to the north of the island of Hispaniola, shared by Dominican Republic and Haiti, causing some damage to roofs, flooding and power outages as it approached the impoverished Haitian side, which is particularly vulnerable to hurricanes and rain, although it did not make landfall.

Minutes after the governor announced in a press conference Wednesday that electric generation had reached 50 percent, a power outage affected the north of the island, crippling San Juan and forcing the closure of several shopping centers, where those living without power or air conditioning shop and take refuge.

The in - country task of sleuthing out economic ore bodies in the north of the island will now fall to Peter Batten who has 35 - years of experience as a geologist, mine manager and consultant with exploration activities associated with nickel, gold, graphite, uranium and iron projects.

If you find yourself able to break away from your poolside setup complete with Mai Tai and platters of amazing food then you need to go venturing up north of the island.

Another is the welcome news that the prime minster has committed to travelling to the north of the island and that the foreign secretary will meet with families of the «disappeared».

If you find yourself able to break away from your poolside setup complete with Mai Tai and platters of amazing food then you need to go venturing up north of the island.

The best plan there is to take a boat to the north of the island, walk to the south, sleep there and go back the day after, so you have time to visit without rush.

With frequent stops for photos, sunbathing and swimming, you will get to explore the north of the island with a local guide who will give you all the fun local facts.

With everything from five - star dining to spicy street food to tempt you, one of the best places to experience a real St Lucian feast is at the Friday Night «Jump Up» in the fishing village of Gros Islet, in the north of the island.

Drive to the north of the island on a classic car, and visit the little villages that seem to have been frozen in time.

Dive with the magnificent Manta Rays or relax and enjoy an exhilarating drift dive on the north of the islands at sites such as Sakenan and SD.

This week in Bunaken on a dive site called Mamaling on the north of the island, guests were treated to a flyby of two spotted eagle rays.

For a place unspoiled by tourism, head to the north of the island and stay at Longvek Hostel.

That said if you're looking for some quiet times, head to the north of the island where things are a little more chilled.

You can see dolphins in the wild on a Bali dolphin tour in the north of the island near Lovina.

There is a small sea cave near Ramla Bay to the north of the island that's reputed to be the place Calypso kept Odysseus a slave for seven years in Homer's Greek epic the Odyssey.

Just north of the island's Bukit peninsula, on Jimbaran Beach, travelers can have fresh - caught seafood grilled to order.

Set in the north of the island of Majorca, the 3 - star Alcudia Hotel (adults only) invites you to enjoy the picturesque scenery, abundant activities and balmy climate o...

The shallow waters of Es Grau, which is situated on the north of the island, is ideal for families seeking safe options for their children.

Set in the north of the island of Majorca, the 3 - star Alcudia Hotel (adults only) invites you to enjoy the picturesque scenery, abundant activities and balmy climate of this popular Spanish Balearic Island.