Sentences with phrase «over fjords»

Regularly regarded as one of the finest railway journeys in the world, the Flam Railway from Flåm to Myrdal in Norway, trundles past crystal waterfalls, through leafy canyons and over fjords to bring you the finest Norwegian landscapes on offer.

A few hundred meters downward we reached Stegastein, a spectacular man made viewing point, a wooden construction reaching out over the valley to provide the best possible view over the fjord.

We are now over the fjord system of northwest Greenland, just 950 miles south of the North Pole, and there's a big airport below, considerably larger than anything that the Eskimo lifestyle requires.

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Cruise the Inside Passage through the world's tallest coastal mountains, fly over Misty Fjords National Monument, hike Mendenhall Glacier and witness the UNESCO - designated grandeur of Glacier Bay known as the «Mountain Kingdom» of North America.

During his recent journey to Alaska's Denali and Kenai Fjords National Parks (among other destinations), he and a friend hiked and camped for 2 weeks, backpacked for 3 days, and kayaked 72 kilometers over another three.

Exactly six months after the German research vessel entered the Gullmar Fjord in West Sweden with over 30 tonnes of equipment for the long - term experiment, and exactly one month after the last sampling day, the ten KOSMOS mesocosms and extensive material for further laboratory analyses arrive at GEOMAR — eagerly anticipated by the 69 participants of the study.

The fjords develop best in mountain ranges against which the prevailing westerly marine winds are orographically lifted over the mountainous regions, resulting in abundant snowfall to feed the glaciers.

We take the ferry from Rørvik to Flak over the Trondheim fjord.

Embrace the city's thrill - seeking spirit on a helicopter ride over the glacial fjord of Milford Sound.

Hotel Ullensvang offers over 200 guestrooms with magnificent views of the Hardanger mountain range and Fjord.

Norway is well known for its lengthy coastline (its many fjords make it over 15000 miles long), and while your first thought might turn to exploring these on a cruise ship, we prefer to adventure round them by kayak.

Over the greater part of a year, we saw SO MUCH: mist - shrouded fjords, penguins & sea lions, the country's tallest peak, & steaming volcanic landscapes.

You'll stay at the historic Hotel Ullensvang, which offers views over Hardangerfjord - the world's fourth - largest fjord.

Following the Southern Highway as it meanders around the endless and breath - taking fjords and lakes, and as it climbs over majestic peaks, is an unforgettable experience.

Over 12 days, you'll experience Norway's raw coastal beauty, passing 100 fjords, 1,000 mountains, and 34 ports northbound and southbound.

Bergen is Norway's «Gateway to the fjords» and with over a million visitors every year it's high time someone rolled out an app to show everyone around.

Private scenic helicopter and fixed - wing flights over stunning mountains, volcanoes, glaciers, fjords and ancient ruins

If developer Airtight Games could smooth over some of Fjord's craggy marks, there's little doubt that Magnus Jones could ascend not only into Club Valhalla - but also into the hearts of the OUYA community.

Rogers has spent the last 13 years engaging over 6,700 people in 13 countries on seven continents to create stone sculptures in deserts, fjords, gorges, national parks and on mountainous slopes.

The fjord ends with an underwater morene, where the (about 800 m thick) icebergs are pushed over by tides, wind and the presuure of the icebergs behind them.

A similar albeit weaker feature also shows to the east of Saunders Island, but it is frozen over, but the ice there is not as thick as it is over the rest of Westenholme Fjord.

This volume is about 500 times the freshwater flux from Alaska's Russell Fjord over a five - month period — but then the reservoir capacity of the east Greenland fjord system at 70 - 77 ° N is also extraordinary and ice dams can span multiple yFjord over a five - month period — but then the reservoir capacity of the east Greenland fjord system at 70 - 77 ° N is also extraordinary and ice dams can span multiple yfjord system at 70 - 77 ° N is also extraordinary and ice dams can span multiple years.

Rapid sea - level rise from these processes is limited to those regions where the bed of the ice sheet is well below sea level and thus capable of feeding ice shelves or directly calving icebergs rapidly, but this still represents notable potential contributions to sea - level rise, including the deep fjords in Greenland (roughly 0.5 m; Bindschadler et al., 2013), parts of the East Antarctic ice sheet (perhaps as much as 20 m; Fretwell et al., 2013), and especially parts of the West Antarctic ice sheet (just over 3 m; Bamber et al., 2009).

The base is done with a I Love Saltwash mix with General Finishes Key West Blue Chalk Style Paint, with GF Fjord Blue over it.

Somewhat Quirky Design made over this dresser with General Finishes Chalk Style Paint in Fjord Blue.

This one was made over using a custom mix of General Finishes Fjord Blue and Chalk White Chalk Style Paint with a Snow White Glaze.