Sentences with phrase «of small islets»

The allied planes even bombed one of the small islets in the strait.

New Zealand fur seals and Fiordland crested penguins inhabit many of the small islets.

Although you can't enter the inner courtyard of the temple, you can view its two most distinctive features - a pair of small islets with shrines on them.

The trip starts in the Broughton Archipelago, a maze of small islets, and heads south into Johnstone Strait, where the chances of seeing orcas and humpback whales is greatest.

The writer's first victim is a young woman whose body is found in a naval trunk, caught up in the rushes of a small islets in the middle of the Thames.

The Yasawa Islands group are made up of 6 main islands and a number of smaller islets.

To the North and South of Misool, there is also a collection of smaller islets which is where the island's only holiday resort is located.

Not exact matches

The international research team behind the study now suggests that targeting inflammation and fibrosis in the small blood vessels of the pancreatic islets may offer a new way of treatment for age - dependent dysregulation of blood glucose levels.

Depending on the concentration of cannabinoids and the activity of two different receptors, the islets became larger or smaller, while the alpha cells, usually located outside the islets, were able to migrate inside,» explains Dr. Katarzyna Malenczyk fom the Nencki Institute, the first author of the publication.

When the pancreatic islets, small masses of cells in the pancreas that produce insulin, are exposed to high levels of nutrients — as is the case among people who eat a lot — they become inflamed.

The world's smallest chameleon, Brookesia micra, was only recently discovered living exclusively on a tiny rock islet called Nosy Hara, off the northern tip of Madagascar.

Accounting for about 1 percent of all pancreatic cancers, pNET is a cancer of the endocrine cells, known clinically as the islets of Langerhans, which exist in small clusters throughout the pancreas.

The results showed only a small amount of staining that was not substantially higher than untreated islets (Fig. 2 A, bottom).

The ones that are important in understanding diabetes occur in small islands scattered throughout the pancreas (islets of Langerhans).

The Gulf Islands National park is group of small parks part or all the way around some of islands and covers 36 square km (14 sq mi) and 15 islands as well as islets and reefs.

Anacapa is comprised of three small islets; East, Middle, and West.

Travel along the beautiful Dalmatian coastline to the Bay of Kotor in Montenegro, taking a boat to visit Our Lady of the Rocks, a man - made islet in the bay crowned by a small church.

Crystal Bay is a quiet arc of white - grey sand set amid rocky, scrubby outcrops, with a small jagged islet off shore and rugged Nusa Ceningan in the distance.

Established in 1980, Komodo National Park encompasses the three main islands of Komodo, Rinca and Padar along with dozens of smaller islands, islets and barren rocks.

This small islet in the southwest of Crete is popular for its emerald exotic waters.

The main island is surrounded by no less than 167 smaller islands and islets, So there is also no shortage of beautiful beaches and luxury resorts for those in search of leisure.

Vila Franca is an rare beach located in the crater of an ancient volcano, within a small islet off Sao Miguel.

San Miguel Island, together with numerous small islets around it, is defined by the United States Census Bureau as Block 3010, Block Group 3, Census Tract 29.10 of Santa Barbara County, California.

Anacapa Island is really a chain of three small islets extending four and a half miles from east to west.

The Bed: Although over-water bungalows are the most luxurious lodgings at the Four Seasons, the hotel has 121 different rooms scattered along the beachside and lagoon of its motu (small private islet).

This new nesting colony was spotted perched on the 100 - foot - high sea cliffs of Prince Island - a small islet off San Miguel Island within Channel Islands National Park.

Although Middle and West Anacapa are not open to hiking (they are set aside for the island wildlife except for a small beach on the West islet called Frenchy's Cove that can be reached only by boat), East Anacapa has about 2 miles of trails.

The program marks the first concerted attempt to get rid of the estimated 2,000 rats living on the three small islets that make up Anacapa.

South Water Caye Marine Reserve is home to sea grass beds, patch reefs, sand bores, mangrove habitat and over a dozen of major cayes and smaller islets.

Located on the northern tip of the island of Fuerteventura, facing the small islet of Lobos, the town of Corralejo is a seaside resort that is around 3 sq km in size.

The smaller island of Kofiau and over 1,500 small islet, cays and shoals complete the archipelago.

Koh Nang Yuan - The small islet of Nang Yuan is connected to Koh Tao by a thin strip of white sand and is surrounded by several charming dive sites.

Covered with lush vegetation, this rocky islet, dotted with tiny sand coves, offers two main landing spots to its visitors: Bon Island Restaurant is ideally located between two small beaches at the northwestern tip of the island while Long Beach is a semi-private 300m - long strip of white sand situated on the northeastern coast of Koh Bon.

East of Puerto Rico between the Caribbean Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean at the top of the arc of Caribbean islands consisting of 3 main islands and around 50 smaller islets and cays.

Part of the Calamian Archipelago, it is composed of the eastern side of Busuanga Island, Coron Island and about 50 small islands and islets.

The islands and islets of Maldives may be small but they pack countless sights that wait to be discovered by tourists who seek out to explore them.

The country spans 10 different islands of volcanic origin and several dozen small islets.

Stewart Island - Stewart, or Ba Wei, Island lies north west of Cavern Island in the Mergui Archipelago and its main feature from a diving point of view is a smaller islet at its southern end with a spectacular large hole in it that makes for great photo opportunities, even above the water.

Zanzibar is an archipelago consisting of two main Islands of Unguja (commonly referred to as Zanzibar Island) and Pemba, along with about 51 other surrounding small islets.

Anantara Phuket Layan Resort and Spa is a modern and classy accommodation alternative that benefits from a superb location in secluded Layan Bay at the northern end of Bangtao Beach on Phuket west coast.Overlooking a small lagoon sheltered by Koh Kala, an islet bringing the final touch to superb tropical scenery, the resort offers a far from it all vacations.Nevertheless, the Bangtao Laguna Complex and its great choice of restaurants and boutiques are only two kilometres away from the resort.Anantara Phuket Layan Resort and Spa hosts 77 rooms, suites and pool villas; all room - types are air conditioned, afford absolute intimacy, and come with a great array of state - of - the - art amenities.

Tintoreras Islet: with a small bay of beguiling turquoise water we may find sea lions, marine iguanas, rays and reef sharks.

Its turquoise bay hosts a small islet — Koh Pu (Crab Island)-- that completes the undeniable tropical touch of the scenery.

The northern areas of Raja Ampat offer more raw diving along the Pacific coasts of the islands with vast amounts of fish swirling around small offshore islets as well as beautiful beaches and lagoons in areas such as Wofoh and Wayag.

The trip to Phi Phi has 2 dives and the first is at Koh Bida Nok that is a small islet to the south of the islands.

Manda Bay is situated beside miles of soft sand beach, with fascinating creeks and small islets to explore.

The islet of Spinalonga, opposite the small village of Plaka located 6.5 km away from the hotel, with its lovely pebble beaches and its Venetian impregnable castle.

On the islet of Spinalonga, opposite the small village of Plaka with its lovely pebble beaches, the Venetians built a seemingly impregnable castle.

The island is in the Lesser Sunda Islands and sits to the North of Komodo Island and the other small islet of Gili Lawa Daret and as such is protected as part of the Komodo National Park.

From the small cozy villages in the Amed area down to the small islet of Gili Selang there is a string of excellent dive sites.

Open air restaurant overlooking the Tortuguero Lagoon, 2 bars, one located over the lagoon and another one next to the swimming pool area, swimming pool with hydro - massage waterfall and a small islet, hammocks, fifteen acres full of trees and exotic plants, open butterfly garden with local plants, private trails, access to the beach, a Gaudi style building with a small conference room, reception, souvenir shop and a new botanical garden.