Sentences with phrase «out of rock formations»

On this tour, you'll stay at the Dilek Kaya Hotel in Cappadocia, a renowned hotel built out of rock formations, and you'll learn about the tradition of whirling dervishes, a physical meditation performed during worship ceremonies, by visiting the resting place of their founder, Celaleddin Rumi.

Fracking — the process by which water, sand, and chemicals are pumped underground to force the oil out of rock formations — is suspected of contaminating nearby aquifers and wells, as well as causing dozens of small earthquakes near the drill sites.

Mei long is just the latest in a string of stunning finds to come out of a rock formation called Yixian in the Liaoning province of north - eastern China (see Map).

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Don't fret if your family is not up for hardcore mountain hikes, you can view the splendor from the comfort of the Pikes Peak Cog Railway or frolic in the foothills at Garden of the Gods, a city park with out - of - this - world red rock formations.

Just about a ten - minute drive from the museum, you'll come across these funny rock formations that look straight out of a Road Runner cartoon.

In recent years, technological advancements have enabled firms to use horizontal, and not just vertical, drilling to exploit rock formations once out of reach, including the gas - rich Marcellus Shale formation across New York and Pennsylvania.

Timothy Lyons at the University of California, Riverside, and colleagues have worked out how phosphate levels changed in Earth's oceans over the last 3 billion years by measuring the relative amounts of phosphorus in 700 samples from various rock formations around the world.

Some researchers have suggested that these gases might have been spewed out by the volcanic eruptions that produced the Siberian traps, a vast formation of volcanic rock produced by the most extensive eruptions in Earth's geological record.

Their discovery of shocked, granite rocks from deep in the crust placed «out of order» on top of sedimentary rocks validates the dynamic collapse theory of formation for Chicxulub's peak ring, the scientists says.

Depleted oil and gas reservoirs and aquifers could leak hydrogen, and cycling — filling a storage site, pulling hydrogen out for use and refilling the site — can't be done more than once or twice a year to preserve the integrity of the rock formation, Lord said.

Fracking relies on the high - pressure injection of water, sand, and other chemicals to create microfractures in rock formations, thereby making it easier to draw out oil and gas.

He points out that this magnetic signal can be associated with large - scale processes of mountain formation, and how these ranges can be curved until they create structures known as oroclines: «With a rock sample, we can analyse a process that has occurred on the tectonic plate level; and, specifically, offers new data that allows us to discover how this orogeny or large Variscan range and its curvature occurred.

In high school, the younger Hood worked with a team to map a Wyoming anticline — a geologic formation featuring layers of rock that bulge up out of the earth — that contained that most commercial of geologic features: an oil field.

This chemical weathering process is too slow to damp out shorter - term fluctuations, and there are some complexities — glaciation can enhance the mechanical erosion that provides surface area for chemical weathering (some of which may be realized after a time delay — ie when the subsequent warming occurs — dramatically snow in a Snowball Earth scenario, where the frigid conditions essentially shut down all chemical weathering, allowing CO2 to build up to the point where it thaws the equatorial region, at which point runaway albedo feedback drives the Earth into a carbonic acid sauna, which ends via rapid carbonate rock formation), while lower sea level may increase the oxidation of organic C in sediments but also provide more land surface for erosion... etc..

Even once they establish communication with Golborne and their would - be rescuers and have food and supplies (from clean clothes to iPods) dropped down, they are far from out of the woods, with various nations» submitting machinery that is untested at navigating such a deep and unstable rock formation.

Reinforcing that idea of building a strong base of operations, we're still advised to build along natural rock formations and other structures to get out home a little further off the ground and little further away from the reaches of our enemies.

Find out about the formation and properties of rocks, soils and fossils.

Red rock formations jet straight out of the sand like monuments dropped from the sky.

I climbed to the top Pilot Butte, a fantastic formation of orange rock jutting up and out of the grayish green Wyoming landscape not far from Rock Sprirock jutting up and out of the grayish green Wyoming landscape not far from Rock SpriRock Springs.

Dwyka Tented Lodge is a series of luxury tents in the shadow of rock formations, laid out in the shape of a horseshoe following a dry Karoo ravine.

Volcanos, geysers, boiling mud pits, petrified lava fields, peculiar rock formations, splashes of paint on martian landscapes — the sights were truly amazing, but less enjoyable when broken down into standardized drills: Drive, step out, take a picture, drive.

Or visit Malibu's El Matador State Beach, which has rock formations and ombré sunsets reminiscent of scenes from Game of Thrones (for all the show's fans out there, check out our official GOT travel guide, here).

At Snow Canyon, you have the unique opportunity to ATV inside the park, but that's not all — canyoneering, rock climbing and horseback trail rides through the Navajo sandstone formations make for some cool out - of - the - box experiences.

While there are seven rock formations in all on the island, if you only have time to visit a couple as we did, I would definitely recommend that you check out Bel - At during high tide for the lagoons — the sweeping, majestic view that you'll get of the natural pools is absolutely romantic.

The rock formations both in an out of the water remind me a little bit of our road trip around The Great Ocean Road in Australia.

Located right in the center of Edinburgh, Arthur's Seat stands out as the highest hill in an ancient formation of volcanic rock which graces the city's sky line.

Rainforests cling to the slopes of a mile - high volcano, coastal trails lead to surf washed rock formations and out islands provide a glimpse of simpler times and the region's agricultural roots.

Nearly 20 percent of Aruba is taken up by the Arikok National Park, which is home to limestone caves, steep cliff formations, and a natural pool made out of volcanic rock.

Punctuated by beautiful rock formations and sea stacks characteristic of the unforgettable Oregon coastline, the beach extends from the north at rocky Chapman Point to the south at Silver Point and is graced in the center by iconic Haystack Rock, rising 235 feet out of the ocean and featuring an ecosystem of bird life and tidepools that simply can not be misrock formations and sea stacks characteristic of the unforgettable Oregon coastline, the beach extends from the north at rocky Chapman Point to the south at Silver Point and is graced in the center by iconic Haystack Rock, rising 235 feet out of the ocean and featuring an ecosystem of bird life and tidepools that simply can not be misRock, rising 235 feet out of the ocean and featuring an ecosystem of bird life and tidepools that simply can not be missed.

León Dormido is a massive rock formation that extends vertically out of the sea and is absolutely teeming with wildlife.

The fortress - like Seongsan Ilchulbong tuff cone, with its walls rising out of the ocean, is a dramatic landscape feature, and Mount Halla, with its array of textures and colours through the changing seasons, waterfalls, display of multi-shaped rock formations and columnar - jointed cliffs, and the towering summit with its lake - filled crater, further adds to the scenic and aesthetic appeal.

Around every bend in the road, the most colorful and dramatic rock formations appear out of the hillsides.

If you fancy venturing out on a hike, you can also enjoy the unique natural beauty of Timanfaya National Park, formed from rock formations and covering 51 square km in the Yaiza and Tinaja regions.

Los Arcos is a cluster of massive rock formations carved out by the ocean over thousands of years.

At sunset, we cruise around Kicker Rock (Leon Dormido), a vertical tuff cone formation that abruptly juts up almost 500 feet out of the ocean.

Once you have completed your brief tour of the rock formations and are heading back up, you may be greeted by the guardians of the Blue Hole in the form of Caribbean reef sharks and bull sharks that come barrelling out of the depths.

Hang out with congregations of Manta Rays while they feed, clean and dance on the shallow reefs and rock formations.

It's a five - minute drive from the iconic Po Nagar Cham Towers, where you're greeted with a quiet beach area and formation of piled rocks that stretch out towards the sea.

Two Hats («Dos Sombreros»): This dive site is marked by two small islands, which jut out of the water to create rock formations that resemble a pair of Mexican sombreros.

Think outlandish rock formation, reverberating dunes that roar in the wind and natural castles formed out of clay.

During the trip you will see natural caves, sculpted caverns, and terraces with volleys of very steep stairwells that were shaped out of the natural rock formations by the Incas.

This part of the Algarve is also a magnet for fans of adventure too, be it rambling along the rugged local coastline indicative of the area, delving into the hidden caves of the Rio Arade as part of a dedicated boat tour, examining the unique rock formations and medieval fortresses which dot the region or — and if you're slightly more adventurous / full throttle in your approach to European breaks — hurling yourself out of a plane and sky diving; which naturally affords you unbroken views of Portimao and the entire outlying postcode or three.

Gentle encouragement and correction gives players a reason to keep going as they set self - directed goals (get to Death Mountain or find out what that weird rock formation on top of the cliff is) and figure out how to overcome their own limitations.

Once you've «captured» the CO2 — and there are several ways suggested — you then find a hopefully stable geological rock formation and then pump it underground where it will stay tucked away safe, warm and out of harm's way [fingers crossed].

High - volume hydraulic fracturing has been combined with horizontal drilling over the past decade to force oil and natural gas out of shale and other tight geological formations by fracturing the rock with high - pressure injection of water, sand, and chemicals.

The surreal natural formations of Turkey's Cappadocia region, where soft volcanic rocks have eroded over the eons into fanciful cones and spires, now have some serious man - made competition for tourist attention: The world's largest contemporary land art park, comprising 10 giant sculptures made out of more than 10,500 tons of stone.Australian sculptor Andrew Rogers picked this part of central Turkey for the latest installment of his five - continent «Rhythms of Life» art project due to its natural beauty and long history of settlement by many civilizations.

Luckily, I had time to roll out of the way and instead of hitting its target, the creature slammed into a rock formation, destroying it in the process and leaving nothing but a small rocky platform behind.

If you want a bathroom with a true rustic appeal, you may want to go for a wooden ceiling combined with river rock formation coming right out of the shower.