Sentences with phrase «of old volcanos»

However, the volcanic crater hypothesis didn't satisfy Darwin; he thought the atoll shape was too regular to have been the craters of old volcanos.

In the early mornings, before the sun has moved above the misty rims of the old volcanoes, north of the town of Lahaina on the island of Maui, 32 - year - old Frank Kahahane and his grizzled Uncle Libert are pushing a deep - hulled outrigger canoe off the beach.

The two volcanoes long thought to have formed the Hawaiian island of Oahu had a head start: They grew on top of an older volcano that's now submerged northwest of the island and partially covered by it, new research suggests.

One of the famous spots is the underwater walls of the old volcano which last erupted in 1953.

The golf course is placed at the foot of an old volcano and the views across the ocean from every hole will captivate you.

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new testament falsehood lies worst than death wickedness designed to lead mankind down pebble lined volcano path to destruction by FALSEHOOD NEGATING TRUE WORD OF GOD HOLY SPIRIT OLD TESTAMENT!!

G - D, this volcano you speak of probably just needs a human sacrifice to calm it, you know like the barbarians of old used to do when they did not understand something, or maybe offer up your first born son to your invisible man in the sky, blood always seems to calm him down, it may ease your «righteous» anger as well.

The older concept of Yahweh as a nature - god, specifically his association, as at Sinai, with an active volcano, persisted to lend force and literary expression to many devout utterances; also it took on, with the course of time, a new relevance.

Other things to see besides Kona, the volcano craters with bubbling lava flows into the Pacific Ocean are an amazing sight and old lava tubes are fun to explore with Eco systems that seem prehistoric, many open to the public, one is over 22 miles long (bring lots of batteries and extra strong Kona Coffee brew).

«Lava» features a shaggy old volcano in the middle of the ocean.

A recently discovered solitary ice volcano on the dwarf planet Ceres may have some hidden older siblings, say scientists who have tested a likely way such mountains of icy rock — called cryovolcanoes — might disappear over millions of years.

When lava from Axial Volcano covered older flows on the seafloor (above), there was an eruption of life.

A steep lava dome (dark area just left of center) is swelling rapidly inside the crater of Mount St. Helens, next to an older dome that emerged after the volcano erupted in 1980.

Suzanne Smrekar of the Jet Propulsion Laboratory and her colleagues deduced that lava flows on the flanks of several Venusian volcanoes appear unweathered, meaning that the flows must be no more than 2.5 million years old.

Australian soils are deficient in vital nutrients including nitrogen, phosphorus, and zinc, mainly because the region is so old, even in geologic time, and most of the country has not been revitalized by the soil - renewing activity of volcanoes or glaciers for tens of millions of years.

The country had already been on edge following the volcano's initial eruption this past weekend, spewing hot ash, gas and smoke into the air for several days, forcing the evacuation of more than 4,200 residents and leading to the death of a 92 - year - old woman who suffered a heart attack aboard a navy boat as she was being taken to Puerto Montt, about 125 miles (200 kilometers) north of the volcano.

The vivid electric - blue color of flows down the side of Indonesian volcano Kawah Ijen is actually caused by sulfuric gas released at the same time as plain - old basaltic lava.

Mole Hill itself is the remnant of the neck of a nearly 50 - million - year - old volcano that has now eroded away.

They were found in 3.5 - billion - year - old rocks in an extinct volcano in the Dresser Formation in the hot, dry, remote Pilbara region of Western Australia.

Jolliff and his team estimated the age of the moon's rare far side silicate volcanoes to be about 800 million years old.

Now, an international team of scientists, backed by a project led by Josep Antoni Alcover, from the Mediterranean Institute for Advanced Studies (IMEDEA, CSIC - UIB), has discovered the bones of this bullfinch, called Pyrrhula crassa, in a cave located in a 12,000 - year - old volcano in the southeast of the island.

Many of those rocks formed above water, which indicates the oldest, now - submerged volcano once stood much taller than it does today.

Rocks forming the northwesternmost point on the island today spilled from Waianae volcano, the older of the two long - extinct volcanoes that make up modern - day Oahu, so ridges extending more than 100 kilometers offshore from there were presumed by some scientists to have originated from that peak as well.

As a tectonic plate (a large slab of Earth's crust) drifts over a hot spot, new volcanoes are formed and old ones become extinct.

Cooler (bluer) plateaus in Venus» southern atmosphere may be composed of older rocks produced by plate tectonics with volcanoes in an ancient ocean (more).

What makes it special: This a mostly flat hike gives you the rare opportunity to walk around the base of a volcano with views of old lava flow.

Using their favorite characters in Disney Infinity, they must battle across multiple worlds, such as Pirates of the Caribbean, Marvel's Upper Manhattan, The Old West, or The Incredibles Volcano Lair to defeat the bad guys before they ruin the Toy Box forever.

Provide older students with just the name of the volcano.

Also skied a volcano in Sicily (got there by ship), the south of Spain and the Pyrenees (got there by old Citroen).

«The Huckleberry Finn of foreign correspondents,» however, gives many faithful accounts of old Honolulu, the nobility and their ceremonies, the somnolent islands of Maui, the native sport of surfriding, the City of Refuge on the Kona Coast, and the active volcano of Kilauea.

Spend the night in a 400 - year - old hacienda at the base of a volcano.

Nestled between Black Sand Beach and Nahuna point, it contains the remnants of old submarine volcanoes.

The almost perfectly circular Pilanesberg national park, due to its lying literally in the void of a 1200 million year old volcano crater, lies 150 kilometres north west of Gauteng, virtually on the border of Sun City - one of the biggest draw cards to the area - and, by comparison, receives little of the acclaim it deserves... The 55 000 hectare Pilanesberg park opened in 1979 in one of the largest game resettlement projects in the history of South Africa, and possibly the most expensive as commercial farmers gave over land to be restocked with wildlife.

Lake Atitlan in Guatemala — the 1.8 - million - year - old 600 - meter - deep volcanic lake located a couple hours from Guatemala City — is usually the highlight of anyone's trip to the country, with its picturesque volcanoes towering over the lake, the small villages clustered along the shorelines and the chocolate shaman who seek spiritual enlightenment in cups of cocoa.

And indeed there was not a tree in sight, just a lunar landscape of centuries - old lava that conjures up recent memories of the Eyjafjallajökull Volcano eruption back in 2010 that re-routed many European flight patterns for weeks.

The ruins of the first, known as León Viejo can still be seen near the base of Momotombo Volcano and is one of the oldest Spanish colonial settlements in the Americas.

• Amazon cruise: Take an intimate river cruise • Atacama Desert, Chile: Hike the salt flats and volcanoes • Buenos Aires: Try a tango class • Easter Island: See the mysterious statues • Galápagos Islands: Spot Darwin's finches and other wildlife • Iguazú Falls, Brazil: Stay at Hotel das Cataratas by the thundering falls • Machu Picchu: Enter the citadel as the Incas did through Sun Gate • Mayan sites: Take an archaeologist - led tour • Mexico City: See Diego Rivera's murals at the Palacio Nacional • Oaxaca, Mexico: Enjoy Slow Food dishes at La Biznaga • Patagonia, Argentina: Admire the Perito Moreno Glacier • Rio de Janeiro: Go on a helicopter ride over the city • Salvador de Bahia, Brazil: Take in the festival atmosphere of Old Town

The almost perfectly circular Pilanesberg national park, due to its lying literally in the void of a 1200 million year old volcano crater, lies 150 kilometres north west of Gauteng, virtually on the border of Sun City - one of the biggest draw cards to the are...

Not far from Guatemala City and surrounded by three large volcanoes is Antigua Guatemala, one of the oldest, most amazing, and best preserved colonial cities in all of Central America.

You'll start with an observation walk on the old lava from the first eruption of the volcano.

Built on an extinct volcano, Edinburgh castle is a powerful national symbol and part of The Old and New Towns of Edinburgh World Heritage Site.

After trekking through the old lava rocks on the quiet side of the Arenal volcano here, you'll fly through the foliage on a zip wire.

It is a one minute walk to the Shopping Centre and Eating Establishments and a short adventure drive to local sights such as — Volcano Storage reservoir, Melville caves, Waxflower Gardens, Town Lookout, Pyrenees Wineries, Eucalyptus Distillery, National Parks, 4WD Trails, Fishing, Horse Racing, Gold Prospecting and more... Accommodation in this Grand Old Post Office is comprised of two suites - the luxurious «Queen Apartment» which is self - contained, with a fully appointed kitchen, separate lounge, Queen sized bed and ensuite.

As you fly into Guatemala City one of the most modern cities in Central America, you will be met by a representative of our Voltan Adventure team, then travel to Antigua Guatemala place where you will stay for two nights, with plenty of time to walk along the cobble stone streets, visit the old churches, monasteries, the central plaza take pictures of the colorful and Spanish style buildings with three volcanoes.

Being an extinct volcano, you can actually follow the outline of the centuries - old larva flows down to the water's edge, and imagine how the underwater topography was formed all those eons ago.

Take a short detour from the path to scramble up Paritutu Rock, a two million year old remnant of an active volcano, which offers magnificent views over New Plymouth, the Sugar Loaf Islands and backdrop of imposing Mount Taranaki (cloud cover permitting).

You'll marvel at the large statues in various stages of completion, enjoy the second - oldest volcano on the island, visit the topknot - quarry where all the pukaos that were placed on top of the moais were made, and much more.

The Total Romance Package — our all - inclusive package — includes accommodation for specified number of nights in room category chosen; all - inclusive meal plan (breakfast, lunch, afternoon tea and dinner, most alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages); all tax and service; airport transfers both ways; welcome cocktail, drinks package in room fridge, and tropical fruit display on arrival; bottle of French champagne; tour of Volcano, Sulphur Springs, and Diamond Mineral Baths; escorted walk of the Old French Colonial Plantation; guided boat snorkel trip; a resort scuba diving course for beginners or 2 dives per person for certified divers; a one - hour Swedish Massage per person; half - day Jungle Biking in Anse Mamin Valley; half - day sailing on skippered resort yacht Searenity; and 2 Anse Chastanet T - shirts.

According to Kemmerling (1918) the Mount Sukawana and Mt. Abang volcanic remnant indicate that the previous stratovolcano of Batur was higher than Agung Volcano (3142 m), and the present caldera complex was caused by collapse of the old - stratovolcano.