Sentences with phrase «of black volcanic rock»

SeaWomen is a video and sound installation by Mikhail Karikis focusing on a fast vanishing community of elderly female sea workers living on the North Pacific island of Jeju — a jagged patch of black volcanic rock that belongs to South Korea and floats between Japan and China.

The stretches of black volcanic rock landscape is trimmed by a chain of multi-hued mountains only broken by the green of the odd cactus plant that has managed to flourish.

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Young trees are planted in black, volcanic soil so new that it often seems the farmers are planting their seedlings in rock instead of soil.

He interprets Black Beauty as a volcanic rock that got exposed to a lot of water on the way up to the Martian surface.

Black lava bead is made of volcanic lava rock Red bead is made of red agate stone Orange bead is made of orange jade stone Yellow (tiger eye) bead is made of tiger eye stone Green bead is made of green aventurine stone Light blue bead is made of blue jade stone Dark blue bead is made of blue lapis lazuli stone Purple bead is made of purple jade stone

There are over 150 beaches on the island ranging from fine, white sand to black volcanic rock from volcanic activity ranging back thousands of years.

The black sands of the beach — black due to the colour of the volcanic rock from which they are formed — lay virtually deserted for miles apart from the occasional local fisherman, or surfer enjoying uncrowded waves.

There is only one set of footprints in the sand that lead directly to a village just beyond the barrier - bitten black volcanic rocks.

Black Rock, a volcanic outcropping that provides excellent snorkeling, is near the north end of Kaanapali Beach by the Sheraton.

A longer scenic route from I - 40 and Route 53 near Acoma takes you past the forbidding black volcanic flow of El Malpais, through pretty mesa - dotted country and by El Morro National Monument (also known as Inscription Rock).

The black volcanic rock that makes up much of the rest of Aruba created this small pool, which can comfortably fit a little more than a dozen people at any time.

The jet black volcanic rocks beneath your feet as the white brilliance of waves crashes over the coastline forcing turquoise water up through the lava holes.

Each Turks & Caicos villa occupies a private plot of up to two acres, the Residences comprise between three and five bedroom pavilions, living dining / spaces and separate kitchens, all set around infinity pools in black volcanic rock and framed by serene lakes and ponds

If you are staying at Koh Mak Resort or Cococape then you'll have Koh Kham, with it's small white sand beach and black volcanic rocks, about 1 km away and the smaller island of Koh Pee also lies within easy reach.

The coast is full of diversity: from sandy beaches and dunes on the east coast of the island formed by sand brought from the Sahara desert, to the hidden villages surrounded by volcanic rocks and black sand beaches on the west coast.

Lanzarote is rapidly becoming one of Europe's premier sites for diving and sub aquatic sports with black volcanic rock, large reefs and marine conservation sites offering some great exploration for all.

Walking up the volcano in Tanna (2 steps forward and 1 step back in the black volcanic ash) only to have rocks the size of our jeep spewed out at us — also I thought was normal.

Nick - named «the black pearl of Mediterranean», a reference to the dark volcanic rock erupting from the ground, the island is accessible by a small plane which departs daily from Palermo, its slim silhouette cutting through the skies being the only disturbance to the quiet island life.

Visitors first encountered five black stone monoliths (four made of marble and one of volcanic rock) set on pale plywood plinths.

Built in 1970, the 6,650 tons of black basalt (a volcanic rock also common to the moon and Mars) was paved into a 1,500 - foot counter-clockwise coil.