Sentences with phrase «rocky island»

It's an interesting attraction on this rocky island that was created volcanically millions of years ago, and had its last volcanic eruption in 1824.

Early in 1940 we managed to find a small house and for the next three years... I was not able to carve at all... the only sculptures I carried out were some small plaster maquettes for the second «sculpture with colour», and it was not until 1943, when we moved to another house, that I was able to carve this idea... In St Ives I was fortunate enough to have constant contact with artists and writers and craftsmen who lived there, Ben Nicholson my husband, Naum Gabo, Bernard Leach, Adrian Stokes, and there was a steady stream of visitors from London who came for a few days rest, and who contributed in a great measure to the important exchange of ideas and stimulus to creative activity... It was during this time that I gradually discovered the remarkable pagan landscape which lies between St Ives, Penzance and Land's End; a landscape which still has a very deep effect on me, developing all my ideas about the relationship of the human figure in landscape - sculpture in landscape and the essential quality of light in relation to sculpture which induced a new way of piercing the forms to contain colour... The sea, a flat diminishing plane, held within itself the capacity to radiate an infinitude of blues, greys, greens and even pinks of strange hues; the lighthouse and its strange rocky island was an eye; the Island of St Ives an arm, a hand, a face... I used colour and strings in many of the carvings of this time.

«Cove» is an abandoned, rocky island in the Indian ocean where players battle for control of the outskirts of the island.

The rocky island was named as Britain's tenth greatest natural wonder in a 2005 poll by the Radio Times, which is roughly three miles long by half a mile wide.

The dive does not cover the whole area but instead concentrates on the sandy / rubble / coral slopes on the western side of this small rocky island.

Within the park my favorite secret spot is set on a reclusive, rocky island beach overlooking the waters of Haro Strait.

The 13th century Gothic château is built on a rocky island on the edge of Lake Geneva, connected to the shore by a wooden drawbridge.

Standing 133 feet above sea level with 62 - foot - high tower on a rocky island is the Tillamook Rock Lighthouse.

The most stunning element is a tunnel which runs through the large rocky island devoid of vegetation.

Malta is at the cross-roads of the Mediterranean and that's why this rocky island has such a varied history: Phoenician traders, the Romans, the Moors and the Italians all tussled over the island, with each culture influencing the language, food and architecture.

A few miles to the south of RachaYai, the slender, rocky island of RachaNoi offers, the experienced diver, conditions and scenery similar to that found in the Similan Islands.

Looking at Isola Bella today, it is hard to believe it was once a rocky island, home to a small community of fishermen.

Even with just a pair of goggles from a local souvenir shop, you'll see a host of underwater life, and you can push onwards to the rocky island to practice your diving.

The cupola atop the grand, weathered - shingled Island Inn is like a beacon to ferry passengers arriving at this rocky island, 12 miles off the Maine... Read More

Sitting in a half lotus on a small rocky island named Koh Farn off the north east coast of the island and connected to mainland Koh Samui via a causeway, the 12 metre high buddha image is lit up at night providing a spectacular sight.

Big Buddha temple sits majestically on a small rocky island off Koh Samui's north - eastern corner.

From Norway's rocky island of Vaeroy, the uniquely constructed Norwegian Lundehund is the only dog breed created for the job of puffin hunting.

For centuries Lundehunds were bred on Vaeroy, a remote and rocky island off the Norwegian coast.

Gerard Butler voices Stoick, the chief of a Viking village on the remote and rocky island of Berk.

The jewel of this quaint town's crown is Cahir Castle, which is situated on a rocky island in the centre of the river Suir.

In about 562, moved «by the love of Christ», he left Ireland and with twelve companions established a base on the rocky island of Iona, off the Scottish coast, from where he evangelized the mainland of Scotland and Northumbria.

If the Pirate Party does indeed come to power, it won't have major implications beyond the tiny, rocky island of 330,000, but it will be right on trend.

Despite the green hues in this image, these rocky islands are too cold to sustain more than a smattering of low - growing vegetation.

The sun's turned the sky, rocky islands, and blueberry barrens into a collage of blues, greens, whites, and grays.

The study suggests that the mainland populations survived on just a few rocky islands off the South Island's east coast.

Global storms supply fertile topsoil to rocky islands in the Caribbean and the Hawaiian archipelago.

Scientists had known of an Adélie penguin colony (Pygoscelis adeliae) in these Danger Islands, but satellite images revealed more guano on the rocky islands...

Steller sea lions can be seen on the rocky islands and Harbor seals are often spotted on ice floes and in the bays.

The north end of Chesterman Beach offers rocky islands as well as soft and hard sand and boasts of its prestigious lighthouse.

Included in the mix are four rocky islands (Marcus, Schaapen, Jutten and Malgas) supporting an incredible density of seabirds, and Postberg Flower Reserve — open annually during the spring when the flowers are at their best.

We visit Port Campbell National Park with its Shipwreck Coast, a 32 km stretch of ocean coast with rocky islands, hundreds of isolated inlets and bays with deserted beaches.

As mentioned above, these 100 rocky islands and islets can only be reached by boat or any other sea vessel.

They favor near - shore coastal waters and are often seen on rocky islands, sandy beaches, mudflats, bays, and estuaries.

The Brothers, a pair of tiny, rocky islands at the confluence of Stephen's Passage and Frederick Sound, are home to some of Alaska's most abundant wildlife, including a haulout for Stellar sea lions.

It features hundreds of small rocky islands and brilliant turquoise blue water.

Steller sea lions haul out on the rocky islands between feeding on migrating salmon and other fish species.

Along the way, you are rewarded with views of lush, green fields, rocky islands, gorgeous beaches, ancient castles, and quaint, Irish...

The Brothers, a pair of tiny, rocky islands at the confluence of Stephens Passage and Frederick Sound, are home to some of Alaska's most abundant wildlife, including a haulout for Steller sea lions.

One of the Northwest's most accessible locations to observe puffins nesting in their natural environment, Haystack Rock in Cannon Beach provides an ideal habitat for the puffins who prefer to nest on rocky islands with grassy areas into which they can burrow their nests, usually in inaccessible locations like Haystack Rock.

Common murres dive for sardines, Elephant Seals haul out, and sea birds flock on the rocky islands.

Both are tall, rocky islands and offer varied and beautiful underwater scenery.

It is one of 2 small rocky islands to the south of Phi Phi that both have good diving.

This archipelago also contains some of the most diverse and interesting marine ecosystems in the world: offshore fringing reefs which present a better visibility, healthy corals and small rocky islands that attract sharks and rays and countless number of marine species.

Witness charming little fishing villages, rocky islands, and granite rocks along the scenic Skagerrak coastline from Gothenburg - Sweden's second - largest city and one of Europe's major seaports - to Oslo.

There are four types of diving environments in the archipelago: first are the shallow inshore fringing island reefs where visibility is often poor but the diversity of marine life is unsurpassed; second are the offshore fringing reefs where the visibility is considerably better, and the coral much healthier; third are the pinnacles and small rocky islands which rise from the depths and attract larger marine life such as sharks and rays; and fourth are the banks which rise up from depths of over 300 meters and attract different types of marine life altogether.

Thunder Rock Cove (highway 101 milepost 345.8) is accessed via a one - mile loop that leads to a partially wooded grassy headland with fantastic views of rocky islands, cliffs, and secluded beaches.

The other four sites included here are small rocky islands off the coast of Bali that offer some of the most breath - taking diving in Bali.

Offshore you can see three small rocky islands, and further in the distance, Nusa Penida and Nusa Lembongan, while to the southwest you can see Padang Bai.

The rocky islands of the Whitsundays are «continental» islands — that is, they were once part of the continent of Australia (unlike coral cays found in other parts of the Great Barrier Reef, which formed from reef shingle).

Discover the famous archipelago of Helsinki as you paddle in clear waters past rocky islands on this guided kayak tour.