Sentences with phrase «sandstone rock formations»

Nestled amongst ancient sandstone rock formations and breathtaking landscape, this 5 - star luxury retreat is set in the majestic Cederberg mountains 270 km from Cape Town.

16 guest rooms and suites and one private villa, each with a private terrace that offers stunning views of the surrounding sandstone rock formations

However other notable natural limestone and sandstone rock formations including Loch Ard Gorge, The Grotto and London Arch (formerly London Bridge).

Surrounded by orange sandstone rock formations, Moab is ideally located.

Sandstone rock formations, sea caves, a small waterfall and the remains of the old roadway that once skirted this scenic point are among the attractions at Hug Point.

Smooth sandstone rock formations provide a great place for observers to sit and watch the surfers.

This wilderness is 71 000 hectares of rough, mountainous terrain dominated by spectacular sandstone rock formations like the Maltese Cross and Wolfberg Arch (both on well known hiking routes).

It takes you past huge basalt and sandstone rock formations, into sea caves and under natural rock arches.

As CO2 levels in Earth's atmosphere top 400 parts per million, options such as storing the greenhouse gas in porous sandstone rock formations found in abundance on the sea floor are of increasing interest.

My friend and I had been planning our trip to Uluru, a large sandstone rock formation that's considered a UNESCO World...

My friend and I had been planning our trip to Uluru, a large sandstone rock formation that's considered a UNESCO World Heritage Site, for months; both exchange students, we felt compelled to visit this iconic piece of Australia.

The town earns its name as one of the most famous places in Australia as it serves as the starting point for many trips to Uluru, the large sandstone rock formation that is iconic to the Australian Outback.

Not exact matches

Geologically, Cathedral Rock is carved from the Permian Schnebly Hill formation, a redbeds sandstone formed from coastal sand dunes near the shoreline of the ancient Pedregosa Sea.

In response to a tax on greenhouse - gas emissions imposed by the Norwegian government, each year the company now removes about 1 million tons of CO2 captured as a waste product from the natural gas it recovers and pumps more than 99 percent of it 2,600 feet beneath the seafloor into a porous sandstone formation capped by impervious rock.

The soft red sandstone Supai group is easily sculpted by wind and rain erosion; harder sections of the Coconino formation on top of the red sandstone can protect somewhat the underlying the softer rocks, leading to the characteristic columns and spires typical to Sedona.

Sedona and the soft rocks of the Supai Formation (red), below the young Coconino sandstone.

Between Scottsdale and the Grand Canyon, you'll see Arizona's Oak Creek Canyon, known as one of America's most beautiful drives and home to brilliantly hued cliffs and rugged spires of sandstone, and you'll stop in Sedona, with the massive red - rock formations that make the area famous.

This hideaway on a renowned bouldering farm consists of three luxury safari tents in amongst red sandstone cliffs and typical Cederberg rock formations.

Our favorite stops include the Great Barrier Reef and Uluru (also known as Ayers Rock)-- a giant sandstone formation known to be one of Australia's most recognizable natural landmarks.

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.

Famous for its sandstone formations that change as the sun waxes and wanes, the Golden Gate National Park is awash with gullies, wooded ravines and grasslands, its sandstone rocks once home to the San who have left their paintings in the numerous caves of the area.

East London Cove Rock, whilst not renowned for its swimming, is nonetheless one of the country's most remarkable sandstone formations that serves as a wonderful venue for breeding seabirds, a whale watching vantage point,...

Cove Rock, whilst not renowned for its swimming, is nonetheless one of the country's most remarkable sandstone formations that serves as a wonderful venue for breeding seabirds, a whale watching vantage point, a perfect fishing spot and a great place for observing nature and simply «being» on the beach.

See remote sandstone escarpments, weird rock formations and termite mounds.

Striking rock formations, sandy coves, rugged sandstone cliffs and prominent headlands.

Here, Calgary - based Tyler Los - Jones suspends belief and inverts gravity with objects that resemble the strata and rock formations found near Banff Centre such as limestone, chert, and sandstone.

We're breathing a lot of silica from sandstone, which makes up a lot of West Virginia's rock formations.

Sandstone or limestone rock formations are particularly good storage reservoirs, but equally important are the layers of rock over the top that act as a cap, sealing in the carbon dioxide, Mordick said.