Sentences with phrase «small islets in»

Fiji is an archipelago of more than 330 islands, of which about a third are permanently inhabited, and more than 500 small islets in the South Pacific, with beaches, coral gardens, and rain forests.

The allied planes even bombed one of the small islets in the strait.

The writer's first victim is a young woman whose body is found in a naval trunk, caught up in the rushes of a small islets in the middle of the Thames.

The small islet in the reservoir is home to many cormorants.

This small islet in the southwest of Crete is popular for its emerald exotic waters.

The central part of the exhibition focuses on Rockall, a small islet in the North Atlantic that some consider the most remote rock in any of the oceans of the world.

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The international research team behind the study now suggests that targeting inflammation and fibrosis in the small blood vessels of the pancreatic islets may offer a new way of treatment for age - dependent dysregulation of blood glucose levels.

When the pancreatic islets, small masses of cells in the pancreas that produce insulin, are exposed to high levels of nutrients — as is the case among people who eat a lot — they become inflamed.

Accounting for about 1 percent of all pancreatic cancers, pNET is a cancer of the endocrine cells, known clinically as the islets of Langerhans, which exist in small clusters throughout the pancreas.

Preclinical diabetes models and islet transplantation in small and large animals (including non-human-primates)

The ones that are important in understanding diabetes occur in small islands scattered throughout the pancreas (islets of Langerhans).

The trip starts in the Broughton Archipelago, a maze of small islets, and heads south into Johnstone Strait, where the chances of seeing orcas and humpback whales is greatest.

Travel along the beautiful Dalmatian coastline to the Bay of Kotor in Montenegro, taking a boat to visit Our Lady of the Rocks, a man - made islet in the bay crowned by a small church.

Crystal Bay is a quiet arc of white - grey sand set amid rocky, scrubby outcrops, with a small jagged islet off shore and rugged Nusa Ceningan in the distance.

The other islands are less populated and there are many small islands and islets to paddle in between foe kayakers.

Established in 1980, Komodo National Park encompasses the three main islands of Komodo, Rinca and Padar along with dozens of smaller islands, islets and barren rocks.

The main island is surrounded by no less than 167 smaller islands and islets, So there is also no shortage of beautiful beaches and luxury resorts for those in search of leisure.

Vila Franca is an rare beach located in the crater of an ancient volcano, within a small islet off Sao Miguel.

Smaller islands and islets also exist in Passamaquoddy Bay, Back Bay, and Annapolis Basin.

Castillo de San Sebastian is a fortification that was built in 1706 on a small islet that's connected to Playa de la Caleta via a stone walkway.

In general the larger islands have the - ey suffix, and the smaller ones have the - hou suffix; these are believed to be from the Old Norse ey and holmr, respectively which means island and islet.

Located on the northern tip of the island of Fuerteventura, facing the small islet of Lobos, the town of Corralejo is a seaside resort that is around 3 sq km in size.

Stewart Island - Stewart, or Ba Wei, Island lies north west of Cavern Island in the Mergui Archipelago and its main feature from a diving point of view is a smaller islet at its southern end with a spectacular large hole in it that makes for great photo opportunities, even above the water.

Anantara Phuket Layan Resort and Spa is a modern and classy accommodation alternative that benefits from a superb location in secluded Layan Bay at the northern end of Bangtao Beach on Phuket west coast.Overlooking a small lagoon sheltered by Koh Kala, an islet bringing the final touch to superb tropical scenery, the resort offers a far from it all vacations.Nevertheless, the Bangtao Laguna Complex and its great choice of restaurants and boutiques are only two kilometres away from the resort.Anantara Phuket Layan Resort and Spa hosts 77 rooms, suites and pool villas; all room - types are air conditioned, afford absolute intimacy, and come with a great array of state - of - the - art amenities.

The northern areas of Raja Ampat offer more raw diving along the Pacific coasts of the islands with vast amounts of fish swirling around small offshore islets as well as beautiful beaches and lagoons in areas such as Wofoh and Wayag.

The island is in the Lesser Sunda Islands and sits to the North of Komodo Island and the other small islet of Gili Lawa Daret and as such is protected as part of the Komodo National Park.

From the small cozy villages in the Amed area down to the small islet of Gili Selang there is a string of excellent dive sites.

After the Manta bonanza, our vessel headed north towards the island of Yillet, where we did our first dive in Yillet Kecil, a smaller islet close by that host an extensive soft coral garden of xenia and finger coral (and more).

From the small cozy villages in the Amed area down to the small islet Gili Selang you'll find a string of excellent dive sites.

Just off West Papua's Bird's Head Peninsula, and comprising the main islands of Misool, Batanta, Waigeo and Salawati, known as the Four Kings, Raja Ampat also includes over a thousand smaller islands and islets covered in lush jungle and ringed with towering cliffs and resplendent beaches.

Conrad's first property in French Polynesia is ideally located in a private cove on Motu To'opua, a small islet off the coast of Bora Bora.

Palawan is an archipelagic province of the Philippines located in the region of MIMAROPA composed of the main Palawan Island (which it is named after) and a number of other smaller islands surrounding it, totaling roughly 1,780 islands and islets.

In Islet Online, the player will find themselves on a small primitive island — hence the name of the game — and they must harvest resources and build everything they need, from tools to structures.