Sentences with phrase «remote atoll»
A "remote atoll" is a phrase used to describe a small island that is located far away from any other land. It typically refers to an isolated and distant island in the middle of a large ocean. Full definition
They also live in a poorly surveyed part of the ocean, Baker says, where very few people dwell on remote atolls.
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Four malnourished Hawaiian monk seals have been taken from remote atolls to a Big Island hospital for the endangered animals to be fed fish and fluids to boost their weight, officials said Thursday.
The people of Carterets are by no means savage islanders living on a desert island; instead they are people with very few options trying to live the only life they know on a tiny remote atoll inhabited for previous centuries by their ancestors.
A liveaboard safari vessel is one of the best ways to explore these stunning waters, giving you access to some of the more remote atolls and the best dive sites in the Maldives and, with a little bit of luck, encounters with some of the most revered pelagic ocean creatures.
The researchers went to Palmyra, a remote atoll in the central Pacific Ocean, where shark populations are healthy, fishing is not allowed and the majority of its near pristine underwater world is rarely dived.
A remote atoll within the Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument is home to an extraordinary collection of seabirds.
A study of ecosystem interaction chains in a remote atoll in the Pacific Ocean suggests that human disturbances, such as forest conversions, can corrupt the links that tie together ecological interactions and cause the chains to become radically shortened or go extinct.
As we sailed the remote atolls of the Southern Maldives, eating and sleeping on - board a traditional dhoni, visiting isolated fishing communities and uninhabited islands, snorkelling in oceans with strong currents, and swimming in the warm water with amazing marine life, I certainly learnt to respect the ocean; feeling far less at home than the marlin, manta ray, leopard shark, turtles, dolphins and rainbow of fish that we encountered.
Exploring the warm turquoise seas along the Belize Barrier Reef, diving the pristine waters of three remote atolls, and daring to descend 100 feet into the Blue Hole - first discovered by Jacques Cousteau - are just a few of the possibilities.
For you, It could be your next dive trip to a remote atoll in the Pacific, one of the many North Florida cave systems or just exploring the local quarry.
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Those who wish to do nothing but dive, eat, sleep, and dive may be better off choosing a dive lodge on one of the remote atolls or a live - aboard dive boat.
Live aboard dive trips to remote atolls, hiking trips with glamping style accommodations, and kayaking tours with gourmet lunches are all on our radar this year.
The remote atoll which is home to endangered species and historic landmarks can now be explored from your computer.