Sentences with phrase «small volcanic island»

Hiking the Caldera Trail from Fira to Oia in Santorini is by far the best way to enjoy the striking beauty of this small volcanic island.

As the name suggests, this species was known only from Lord Howe Island, a small volcanic island situated in the Tasman Sea some 800 km north east of Sydney, Australia.

The «Banda Islands» consists of 10 small volcanic islands.

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, would not be nearly enough to carve these colossal figures out of the steel - hard volcanic stone with rudimentary tools; and the island is so small that it could scarcely have provided food for more than 2,000 people.

By COLIN TUDGEThere are three powerful reasons why the name of Partula — small land snails from the high volcanic Pacific islands — is writ large in late 20th - century biology.

The new species, which can grow to well over a meter in length, was named Varanus semotus, a Latin reference to the remoteness and isolation of the relatively small and partly volcanic island where the lizard was found.

Many monogenetic volcanic fields occur in high - density, populated areas and tourist destinations (e.g. Canary Islands, Auckland City, Mexico City, Izu - Tobu volcanic field), and thus even a small eruption can have a major economic and societal impact.

WHAT IT»S LIKE: On the volcanic island of Ischia — famous for its hot springs and therapeutic mud — and outside the small town of Lacco Ameno, sits the Hotel della Baia, a chic, secluded, 25 - room inn.

Just four miles from the tropical western coast of Fiji is Bounty Island, one of twenty small landmasses that form the volcanic Mamanuca archipelago in the Pacific Ocean.

On the Pacific side of the peninsula, not far from the US border, the small volcanic profile of Guadalupe Island sits 150 miles offshore.

[6] The archipelago consists of seven large and several smaller islands, all of which are volcanic in origin.

The islands bordering the Scotia Sea are rocky and partly covered in ice and snow year round; despite these harsh conditions, however, the islands do support vegetation and have been described as the Scotia Sea Islands tundra ecoregion, which includes South Georgia, the volcanic South Sandwich Islands, and the South Orkneys in the Scotia Sea, as well as the remote South Shetland Islands near the Antarctic Peninsula and the small isolated volcano called Bouvet islands bordering the Scotia Sea are rocky and partly covered in ice and snow year round; despite these harsh conditions, however, the islands do support vegetation and have been described as the Scotia Sea Islands tundra ecoregion, which includes South Georgia, the volcanic South Sandwich Islands, and the South Orkneys in the Scotia Sea, as well as the remote South Shetland Islands near the Antarctic Peninsula and the small isolated volcano called Bouvet islands do support vegetation and have been described as the Scotia Sea Islands tundra ecoregion, which includes South Georgia, the volcanic South Sandwich Islands, and the South Orkneys in the Scotia Sea, as well as the remote South Shetland Islands near the Antarctic Peninsula and the small isolated volcano called Bouvet Islands tundra ecoregion, which includes South Georgia, the volcanic South Sandwich Islands, and the South Orkneys in the Scotia Sea, as well as the remote South Shetland Islands near the Antarctic Peninsula and the small isolated volcano called Bouvet Islands, and the South Orkneys in the Scotia Sea, as well as the remote South Shetland Islands near the Antarctic Peninsula and the small isolated volcano called Bouvet Islands near the Antarctic Peninsula and the small isolated volcano called Bouvet Island.

When the tide is out, Crescent Bay, where the island is, easily has two dozen islands and small volcanic protrusions, perhaps half of which are inhabited.

If you are staying at Koh Mak Resort or Cococape then you'll have Koh Kham, with it's small white sand beach and black volcanic rocks, about 1 km away and the smaller island of Koh Pee also lies within easy reach.

From Maui, embark on a small - group adventure to Molokini, a crescent - shaped volcanic crater located between the Hawaiian islands of Maui and Kahoʻolawe.

The country spans 10 different islands of volcanic origin and several dozen small islets.

Raida is a small island with red volcanic rocks srurrounding a beautiful red sand beach where there is a colony of sea lions and a pelican nesting site.

Includes two full - day island visits to North Seymour, a small flat island surrounded by low cliffs, South Plaza, an uplifted slab of sea floor or Bartolomé, characterised by a high volcanic crater.

Days 9 & 10 Includes two full - day island visits to North Seymour, a small flat island surrounded by low cliffs, South Plaza, an uplifted slab of sea floor or Bartolomé, characterised by a high volcanic crater.

Day 6 Full - day island visit to either North Seymour, a small flat island surrounded by low cliffs, South Plaza, an uplifted slab of sea floor, Bartolomé, characterised by a high volcanic crater or Santa Fe, one of the oldest islands of the archipelago.

From the volcanic landscape to the delectable cuisine you won't find at home, this small family of islands plays host...

From the volcanic landscape to the delectable cuisine you won't find at home, this small family of islands plays host to a wealth of activities and attractions to satisfy all the senses.

Nick - named «the black pearl of Mediterranean», a reference to the dark volcanic rock erupting from the ground, the island is accessible by a small plane which departs daily from Palermo, its slim silhouette cutting through the skies being the only disturbance to the quiet island life.

On the island of Lanzarote, near the African coast, a small part of the East mixes with ancient traditions and captivating Canarian volcanic landscapes.

They have access to an area south of Manado called Popooh which offers «macro» diving on small coral bommies in an area rich in sea - grass, muck diving in the dark sands of Manado Bay, the coral reef covered walls of nearby Bunaken Island, the soft coral around the volcanic island of Bangka Island, and renowned muck diving of the Lembeh SIsland, the soft coral around the volcanic island of Bangka Island, and renowned muck diving of the Lembeh Sisland of Bangka Island, and renowned muck diving of the Lembeh SIsland, and renowned muck diving of the Lembeh Strait.