Sentences with phrase «shallow areas where»

These are very shallow areas where skiffs with two motors touched bottom with the propellers and broke up the Thaiassia.

Beyond the Glass Panel and the Ocean Trench is a shallow area where you'll find three bumps in the seafloor.

Not exact matches

Taylor creates sculptures out of environmental friendly materials and then sinks them in shallow, empty areas off tropical coastlines where they can act as artificial reefs.

Groundwater - numerous aquifers and two aqueducts serving New York City, and areas of shallow groundwater where the water table is less than three feet below the pipeline, which could be contaminated by a spill.

Imagine a world where the average daytime temperature is -179 °C, and torrential rains of liquid methane fall from the skies, forming vast but shallow pools that cover an area larger than the Great Lakes.

In this NASA satellite image from 2009, it is possible to see how the many islands of the Bahamas are actually the highest points of distinct areas where the sea is shallow and turquoise.

In 1991, the IMO adopted guidelines which recommend that ships should avoid taking on ballast in shallow areas and during toxic blooms of marine algae; keep accurate records of where and when ballast is loaded; exchange ballast water at sea, where toxic organisms are rare; and discharge sediments into approved areas at the port of destination («End of the line for deadly stowaways», New Scientist, 24 October 1992).

Exponentially less methane would be able to reach the atmosphere in waters that are thousands of feet deep at the very edge of the shallow seas near continents, which is the area of the ocean where the bulk of methane hydrates are,» Sparrow says.

This, says Webb, correlates nicely with Romanowicz's observation that, of all the areas she looked at in the Pacific, the Earth's hum matched up best with waves near the Vancouver coastline, off Canada, where the shelf is shallow and the ocean waves can be enormous.

Marsh creation projects use sediment from the Mississippi River or nearby water bottoms to build land in shallow open water areas, typically where land has recently been lost.

These are the areas of seabed immediately surrounding a land mass, where the sea is relatively shallow compared to the open ocean beyond it.

Marsh creation or «dredging» uses sediment from the Mississippi River, nearby water bottoms or offshore shoals to build land in shallow, open water areas, typically where land has been lost.

Judging by other fossils discovered near the location where the R. eurasiaticusfossil was found, the multituberculate apparently lived in a temperate area rich in plants by the shores of shallow lakes.

a: arrows point to one of several thin, orange pumice lapilli lenses typical of those found throughout the MV - 7 stratum containing the archaeological horizons; b: ventral side of a percussion flaked tool embedded in a 2 cm thick tephra lens located on an uneroded, elevated surface between narrow drainage channels in stratum MV - 7, Unit 56 (see Fig 6b for a close - up of the dorsal side of the flake); c: typical micro-setting where thin orange lenses form during the summer months in shallow humid grassy areas at Monte Verde.

Once your dog is comfortable in shallow water, slowly move to an area where the water is deep enough to require your pet to start swimming, but where you are still able to touch the bottom and stand.

In many areas along the edge of the lake, where the water level is shallowest, the tops of the tallest hardwood trees — reduced to sun - bleached stick figures — protrude above the surface some 10 to 15 feet.

The lagoon is divided into three sections: The upper lagoon is the shallowest and is the birthing area where pregnant females bear their young.

There is a large sandy area along the shore where people can spread out a towel and play in shallow water.

A good social area and a shallow pool where you can cool off from the heat.

The shallow, sandy rock pools make perfect swimming holes, unlike other areas of the island where dangerous currents lurk.

The archipelago is enormous and there are some areas where soft corals and sea fans dominate, other areas with astounding hard coral formations, sea grass beds, mangroves, shallow reefs, drop offs, caves, black sand, white sand, vertical walls, seamount's, ship wrecks, planes, shallow water lagoons, and massive pinnacles.

The living area leads directly on to the terrace where there are sunloungers and chairs and a 7 meter pool (no deep or shallow end!)

An oasis of space and peacefulness where koi fish ponds, fountains and an inviting glistening swimming pool with a shallow wading area for the kids await.

Small children and beginner snorkelers are advised to only snorkel on the rocky area of shallows along the cove, no farther than 15 - 20 feet offshore where the water is calmest during summer months.

Travel along the Coorong wetlands area, an inland sea of shallow lagoons where the River Murray meets the sea to Kingston South East.

Beach breaks east of Cabarete: plenty of peaks; best in summer, don't go there if you don't know the area though, since not all of it is beach, locals know where the very shallow reefs are located.

Snorkelling is also used by fishermen to harvest lobster, conch and other marine products in relatively shallow areas of up to 50 feet of water depth where they can spot their traps or targets from the surface, and then free dive for retrieval.

However, there are also sheltered areas in in the shallows where you can also snorkel amongst beautiful unspoiled coral gardens.

(1) Most of the warming would actually occur near the surface in areas with shallow cold dry air masses, such as in Siberia and northern Canada where it would not have a large effect.

The exceptions are hydrate in permafrost soils, especially those coastal areas, and in shallow ocean sediments where methane gas is focused by subsurface migration.»

We worked mostly on the shallow continental shelf areas where water depths vary between 50 and 500 meters.

Most people ride their Jet Skis in rivers where the water can be murky enough that shallow areas and obstacles just below the surface of the water are hard to detect.