Sentences with phrase «only high elevation»

Representing the only high elevation spot in the city, the Albany Hills open space park provides city and bay views.

Located at the far southern edge of Isla Mujeres, Punta Sur features not only the highest elevation in all the Yucatan, but it's also the easternmost point in all of Mexico.

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There is for them only one God — he is holy, his land is holy, his nation is to be a holy people — and while the indiscriminate mixture of moral and ceremonial elements carries over old ideas even while it ventures into new ones, there is an evident elevation of the idea of holiness into terms of the divine majesty, and of the Most High's exclusive claim on man s devotion.

Also, because of Quelccaya's high elevation (about 3.5 miles above sea level), only significant air pollution can reach the ice cap.

On other Hawaiian islands, only high - elevation areas have generally been cool enough to keep out the mosquitoes that spread avian diseases.

While higher - elevation lodgepole pines are historically adapted to stand - replacing fires — their serotinous cones only open under high heat — the Forest Service is concerned that ponderosas will not regenerate in those areas on their own, she said.

This will take it 50 feet higher than last year, when the lake was at an elevation of only 1,083.8 feet — had it dropped to 1,075 feet, it would have triggered a shortage declaration and forced Nevada and Arizona to curtail their use of the Colorado River.

But other genetic data suggests that at least one high - elevation gene appeared in Tibetans only between 2750 and 5500 years ago — more in line with the appearance of high - elevation agriculture on the plateau.

Yosemite toads only come together for about two weeks once a year in late spring to breed in shallow water areas located at elevations of 6,500 feet or higher in the Sierra Nevada.

Today, most of the remaining native forest birds are endangered, and they survive only at elevations where colder - temperatures limit the spread of mosquitoes (4,500 feet or higher).

And it's only in the extremely high - elevation grasslands where nomads drink the hard - to - produce butter tea regularly.

Nicknamed the «Mile - High City,» Denver has an elevation high above sea level, but that isn't the only thing lofty in this tHigh City,» Denver has an elevation high above sea level, but that isn't the only thing lofty in this thigh above sea level, but that isn't the only thing lofty in this town.

It is the only island in Galapagos where tourists can readily experience the interior and higher elevations of a Galapagos island.

Spacious Villas with panoramic views, open terrace, & private infinity pool Ocean views with direct views of the famous Whale's Tail High elevation offering cool breezes that relax your mind, body, and soul & enhance natural beauty sleep Free standing tub and shower with spectacular views Swim up bar and beautiful main pool Tropical setting with flora and fauna all around Service bar in the villas Organic drinks & food at our «guest - only» restaurant

Couple that with only the finest high - elevation Arabica beans and you have the components of an aromatic and delicious product.

The smallest of the three islands — just one mile by ten and the highest point is only 40 feet in elevation — Little Cayman's coastline remains largely undeveloped and is full of lagoons, mangrove forests, secluded beaches and salt ponds.

However, this will be a factor only if the insect is still able to enter the winter in its cold - hardy stage; this may be occurring in high - elevation forest types such as whitebark and limber pine.

In fact, the wild lands and river encompass only about 25,000 acres, only a fraction the size of higher elevation designated wilderness areas in the region.

The beetle is now wiping out a whole ecosystem, high - elevation whitebark pine forests, that saw only limited beetle outbreaks during warm spells in the past.

While animal and plant species in temperate latitudes have the option of following their climate zones either towards the poles or to higher elevations, tropical species can only head to the hills.

Aircraft not only emit 12 percent of CO2 emissions from U.S. transportation sources — they also emit nitrogen oxides other than nitrous oxide, causing warming when emitted at high elevation.

In this case, we can infer that not only one species but a community of plants occurred at a high - elevation location ∼ 5000 yr ago under likely warmer conditions.

Not only is their habitat being shifted to higher elevations, limiting their range along the Adirondack Mountains, but their behaviorally dominant relatives are pushing them uphill, too.

One month later, only some sites — generally those at higher elevations — had any measureable snowpack.

Temperature drops with elevation by less than 1 degree per 100 m. Accepting the temperature explanation would imply that trees at the tree - line * are * limited, while trees 150 m below the tree - line (that experience temperatures by only about 1 deg C higher than the treeline) are totally not.

This process also releases energy in the form of heat, an effect that takes place only at high elevations where the condensation occurs.

In the MPB, two (or more) generations can be produced per year in warmer climates («multivoltine» reproduction) while only one half generation per year may occur in more northerly or higher elevation populations.

Within the maltreated group, the children with l / l or l / s genotype had only slight elevations in their depression scores compared with CCs, but the children with s / s, the most vulnerable genotype, had depression scores that were twice as high as the depression scores of the CC children with the same genotype (maltreatment plus s / s genotype, 27.2 ± 13.0; CC plus s / s genotype, 13.1 ± 6.4) and almost twice as high as the depression scores of the maltreated children with the other genotypes.

The other higher elevation is so far out in the country it would only service about 20 houses.