Sentences with phrase «ocean island chains»

The finding, in combination with evidence from previous studies, suggests that these molten regions deep below, near the core - mantle boundary of the Earth, may cause basaltic ocean island chains to form along the surface.

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If global warming melts the world's glaciers and raises sea levels, the first to know about it will be the citizens of the Maldives, a low - lying chain of island atolls in the Indian Ocean.

OFF the northernmost tip of Scotland, where the turbulent waters of the Atlantic Ocean meet those of the North Sea, sits a chain of 70 mostly uninhabited islands collectively known as Orkney.

They will redeploy on July 21 to continue exploring more of the uncharted ocean near the island chains of Sangihe and Talaud.

blaming the results reported in Nature on a» chain of heat - venting sub-sea islands», which given the continental trend, seems even more bizarre than invoking volcanic activity in the Arctic ocean

Last year, when Achievement First was fighting to open charter schools in Rhode Island, RI - CAN (the Ocean State's ConnCAN affiliate) ramped up a major public relations effort to soften opposition to the out - of - state charter school chain.

These giants of the sea utilize ocean currents, temperature changes, acoustic cues and the earth's magnetic field to find their way here to the world's most remote island chain.

Maldives is an enchanting island nation floating in the Indian Ocean, formed by a double chain of 26 atolls, with approximately 200 inhabited islands.

The Seychelles is a chain of 115 islands in the Indian Ocean off East Africa, coveted for its beaches, coral reefs and diving opportunities, and praised for its nature reserves and rare wildlife.

Watch this video of diving in the Maldives with footage of manta rays, whale sharks, grey reef sharks, nurse sharks, as well as some of its less vaunted smaller creatures such as frogfish and harlequin shrimps, at this beautiful atoll island chain in the Indian Ocean.

Nowadays most serious divers have been at least once to this magnificent island chain in the Indian Ocean.

Located on La Digue Island in this remote chain in the Indian Ocean off the East Coast of Africa, this is truly one of the most beautiful locations in the world.

A chain of approximately 200 islands in the western Pacific Ocean makes up Palau.

While the most spectacular views from the Channel Islands are of rugged landscapes and ocean vistas, there's plenty of scenery that lies right at your feet — specifically, the colorful wildflowers that spring to life on the island chain.

Once a year or so, journalists from major news outlets travel to the Marshall Islands, a remote chain of volcanic islands and coral atolls in the Pacific Ocean, to report in panicked tones that the island nation is vanishing because of climate Islands, a remote chain of volcanic islands and coral atolls in the Pacific Ocean, to report in panicked tones that the island nation is vanishing because of climate islands and coral atolls in the Pacific Ocean, to report in panicked tones that the island nation is vanishing because of climate change.

Keith Minto says: «Interesting, Bob, as this region being relatively shallow with close island chains, would provide some resistance to flow compared to deeper water, restricting the volume entering the eastern Indian Ocean area...»

Increased carbon dioxide has already lowered the pH of the surface ocean; this is expected to have a negative effect on survival of plankton, the base of the marine food chain, and the growth and health of corals, which form biodiverse reefs in shallow waters of the Hawaiian Islands and Florida, and deep reefs in Alaska and the Southeast U.S. Invasive species are increasingly being recognized.