In calm waters protected by Fraser Island, about 10,000 humpback whales visit every year on their annual migration to Antarctic waters, making it the best place to see
the ocean giants up close.
Seeing these magnificent
ocean giants up close is a once - in - a-lifetime experience.
Not exact matches
The photos include close -
ups of the gaseous
giant, its famous rings, and its enigmatic moons — including Titan, which has its own atmosphere, and icy Enceladus, which has a subsurface
ocean that could conceivably harbor microbial life.
The black marlin is a
giant of the
ocean, measuring
up to 13 feet in length and weighing
up to 1,500 pounds.
From 500 feet
up everything appeared in miniature except the
giant ice shelves — seemingly endless expanses of ice, as thick as the length of several football fields, that float in the Southern
Ocean, fringing the ice sheets that virtually cover the Antarctic landmass.
Two
giant earthquakes in the eastern Indian
Ocean have shown geologists that breaking
up is easy to do — for tectonic plates, that is.
That's a time when, Hansen says, differences in
ocean temperatures led to the formation of
giant waves that swept boulders weighing over a thousand tons high
up on Caribbean islands.
The Maelstrom name didn't offer much in terms of plot clues for the sequel, unless another
giant portal opens
up in the
ocean to let more kaiju into our world.
I took two snorkel boat trips with
Ocean Quest and jumped in the frigid Atlantic for a chance to get
up close with these
giants.
The island has a whole range of activities to keep you busy during the day, including kayaking tours, scuba dive trips, glass bottom boat tours, walking trails, the Turtle Rehabilitation Centre, stand
up paddle boarding and the
giant ocean trampoline.
Using sunlight and
ocean nutrients,
giant kelp forms dense stands growing
up through the water and spreading into a canopy, resembling an underwater forest.
There are also 3 famous surf breaks suitable for both beginners and experts,
giant waterslide playgrounds in the middle of the
ocean, stand -
up paddle boards and kayaks available for hire on every beach corner, and if being under the water isn't for you, then you can also arrange boat trips to explore the surrounding island.
These
giants of the
ocean swim with open mouth to absorb the nutritious soup made
up from microscopic water plants, plankton, egg fish and even tiny fish.
These
ocean giants, which can grow
up to 18 metres (59 feet) long, congregate around Ningaloo Reef between April and July.
Beach Hire of snorkel equipment, paddle ski kayaks, stand
up paddle boards, coral viewing boards,
giant ocean trampoline, glass bottom boat tours
How a seal ended
up in this
giant icy wonderland is anyone's guess; one theory is that members of the species may have traveled
up ice - choked rivers from the Arctic
Ocean during the last ice age, notes the California Academy of Sciences magazine, bioGrahpic.
One of the most common zooplankton, krill are among the most abundant marine organisms and migrate daily in
giant swarms, heading hundreds of meters deep by day and
up to the
ocean's surface by night to feed.
Huge «whirlpools» in the
ocean are driving the weather - environment - 27 June 2014
Giant «whirlpools» in the
ocean,
up to 500 kilometres across, are driving the world's climate on a scale previously unimagined.
Giant «whirlpools» in the
ocean,
up to 500 kilometres across, are driving the world's climate on a scale previously unimagined.
He also offers
up this completely inane video that actually does a good job of explaining various geoengineering ideas, from Mike's favourite
giant mirrors in space to John's seeding the
ocean with iron filings.
The euphoric space will be made
up of a lush jungle to explore, sand that channels Indian
Ocean beaches, a hot spot bar under a
giant waterfall to enjoy a tipple or two and a DJ platform to provide constant entertainment.