Sentences with phrase «oceanic regions such»

If you want to avoid lighting, your best bets are oceanic regions such as Antarctica and the Arctic orif you prefer balmier climesislands in the Pacific.

Not exact matches

You will recall that hydrothermal vents are plumes of hot water that spew from rocks and cracks along the ocean floor, especially in regions of sea - floor spreading, such as oceanic ridges and rift valleys.

One might think that more precipitation would then lead to more snowfall in regions such as the Sierra Nevada, which gets air masses saturated with oceanic moisture, but with the increasing temperatures at altitude, the precipitation is as rain, or if as snow, doesn't last as long.