Sentences with phrase «stalagmites as»

Some images capture the clarity of icy stalagmites as the sun shines through, while others focus on the convergence of icebergs.

After getting a guided tour of the ruins, we explored stalactites and stalagmites as we swam through the Blue Creek inside the 8 - mile long passages of the Hokeb Ha and Tiger Caves while wearing headlamps on so we could see.

fish, you'll have lots of opportunities to see stalactites and stalagmites as well as wildlife including birds, bats, iguanas and more.

The water is crystal clear, and though you'll see few... MORE fish, you'll have lots of opportunities to see stalactites and stalagmites as well as wildlife including birds, bats, iguanas and more.

UNLV geoscience professor Matthew Lachniet studies stalagmites as part of his research into drought cycles.

His work in Australia began in 2009 and was originally intended to focus on the chemical composition of the stalagmites as a means of reconstructing past changes in the intensity of Australian summer monsoon rains.

Not exact matches

Other research on stalagmites in China has shown that the East Asian monsoon changed at the same time as the Heinrich and Dansgaard - Oeschger climate changes.

Today we can only guess as to why a group of Neanderthals built a series of large stalagmite structures in a French cave — but the fact they did provides a rare glimpse into our extinct cousin's potential for social organisation in a challenging environment.

Stalagmites and stalactites — the stony projections that grow from the cave floor and ceiling, respectively — carry a record of precipitation because they grow as a result of dripping water.

As the plume from the hot spring struck the surrounding near - freezing seawater, some of it was flash - freezing to form tall, stalagmite - like chimneys.

The article, «Extreme rainfall activity in the Australian tropics reflects changes in the El Niño / Southern Oscillation over the last two millennia,» presents a precisely dated stalagmite record of cave flooding events that are tied to tropical cyclones, which include storms such as hurricanes and typhoons.

Thus, the researchers interpreted the flood layers in their stalagmites largely as recording tropical cyclone activity.

As they form over time, stalagmites develop annual layers of the mineral calcite, which are broadly similar to the rings of a tree.

As stalagmites grow, they incorporate trace amounts of naturally occurring magnetic minerals, primarily from soils overlying the cave.

Geoscientist Anton Vaks of the University of Oxford led an international team of experts — including the Arabica Caving Club in Irkutsk — in sampling the spindly cave growths known as stalagmites and stalactites across Siberia and down into the Gobi Desert of China.

Researchers linked dated graffiti about droughts in a cave in China to physical evidence in the cave of the water shortages, such as changes in ratios of stable isotopes in specific layers of stalagmites

Because the stalagmites grew at varying rates, each sample represented as little as 60 years of time, or as much as 200 years.

While the stalagmite record reflected responses to abrupt changes known as Heinrich events, another major type of event — known as Dansgaard - Oeschger excursions — left no evidence in the Borneo stalagmites.

Inasmucch as no artifacts other than the broken stalagmites arranged in two circles were found, it is inferred Bruniquel Cave was a ritual site and not an occupation site.

Secondary calcite may be precipitated from groundwater and deposited in caves, producing formations such as stalagmites and stalactites.

Further in their Fig. 1 Courtillot et al. show geochemical data from a Central Alpine stalagmite which purports to establish a highly tight correlation between climate variations and a solar activity proxy; as Bard and Delaygue note, Courtillot and co-workers have concealed the fact that the correlation is so good precisely because the chronology of the two series being compared has been finely tuned to expressly maximize the correlation.

Uranium - series uses the decay of uranium and thorium isotopes (238U, 235U and 232Th) in calcites in particular, such as stalactites and stalagmites in caves.

As stalagmites of gooey black nanotechnology ooze from Lucy's body and the film begins to feel like a glossy version of Akira (only one that wouldn't dare infringe on the beauty of its star), Luc Besson's vision for the film finally comes into perfect focus: this isn't just the story of a woman who realises the full potential of her brain, it's also the story of a filmmaker remembering the full potential of his genre.

Many divers have explored as far as 150 feet into the hole to view the stalagmite formations.

Often restrictions such as stalagmites, if not natural, were placed at the mouth of the cave or at the opening to an inner chamber within the cave.

You can admire the delicate cave formations, but as the stalactites and stalagmites take about 800 years to grow an inch, definitely don't touch them.

You will see many natural rock formations, as well as stalactites and stalagmites.

Glide past entrances from above, filtering mists of jungle light as you float through underground river caves sparkling with mica - studded stalactites and stalagmites, filled with 1,000 year old pottery shards, statues of fertility gods, and Mayan footprints.

Glide past entrances from above, filtering mists of jungle light, as you float through underground river caves sparkling with mica - studded stalactites and stalagmites and filled with 1,000 - year - old pottery shards, statues of fertility gods and Mayan footprints.

Drip stalagmites may form under tubular lava stalactites, and the latter may grade into a form known as a tubular lava helictite.

As you dive deeper, it opens up into a network of these ancient caverns, full of stalagmites that you can go into... That's it.

As you swim in the refreshing waters of the cavern, you will be amazed by the breathtaking rock formations, including stalactites and stalagmites.

Venture into the best deep dive there is and view stalactites, stalagmites and enjoy the view of the sharks as you plunge into the depths.

Stalactites and Stalagmites hang high overhead as we float past impressive calcite crystals.

Actun Tunichil Muknal Cave or The ATM Cave can best be described as an «Indiana Jones» type experience and visitors have the opportunity to view impressive stalactites and stalagmites inside the cave along with Maya pottery that have been undisturbed for hundreds of years.

Fallen stalactites litter the lower ledge of the cave some 50ft (15m) below where stalagmites grow upwards like a set of rotten teeth as if to complete a grotesque subterranean shark's mouth.

See impressive stalagmites and stalactites as old as the island itself.

This long tour includes floating past giant stalagmites and stalactites looming above, as well as many underground waterfalls.

Enter the Mayan underworld to observe natural history dating back millions of years as you hike and swim through a 600 - meter route full of awe inspiring stalactites and stalagmites in this protected nature reserve river.

Paddle up to the vast limestone cliffs then lay down as you pass under caves full of formations such as stalactites and stalagmites.

Son Doong Cave is known as the world's largest natural cave, housing many limestone grottoes, stalactites and stalagmites.

This tour can best be described as an «Indiana Jones» type experience and visitors have the opportunity to view impressive stalactites and stalagmites inside the cave along with Maya pottery that have been undisturbed for hundreds of years.

As well as the beaches, the resort offers a host of family - friendly attractions, from bouncy castles to zip - wires, or you could potter around the charming market in Felanitx, visit the famous pearl factories in Manacor, maybe get in a round or two of golf, or take a boat ride through the extraordinary cave complexes of the Cuevas del Drach or Cuevas del Ham, which are full of stunning stalactites and stalagmiteAs well as the beaches, the resort offers a host of family - friendly attractions, from bouncy castles to zip - wires, or you could potter around the charming market in Felanitx, visit the famous pearl factories in Manacor, maybe get in a round or two of golf, or take a boat ride through the extraordinary cave complexes of the Cuevas del Drach or Cuevas del Ham, which are full of stunning stalactites and stalagmiteas the beaches, the resort offers a host of family - friendly attractions, from bouncy castles to zip - wires, or you could potter around the charming market in Felanitx, visit the famous pearl factories in Manacor, maybe get in a round or two of golf, or take a boat ride through the extraordinary cave complexes of the Cuevas del Drach or Cuevas del Ham, which are full of stunning stalactites and stalagmites.

A huge cave system in southern Yucatan near the small town of Oxkutzcab, Loltun boasts impressive stalactites and stalagmites and was used as a refuge by nomadic hunters in prehistoric times and by the ancient Maya.

One of the temples is Goa Giri Putri, also known as the Karangsari cave temple, filled with limestone stalactites and stalagmites and meditational spaces.

The ATM Tour (Actun Tunichil Muknal) can best be described as an «Indiana Jones» type experience and visitors have the opportunity to view impressive stalactites and stalagmites inside the cave along with Maya pottery that have been undisturbed for hundreds of years.

You then have to crawl for about 20 feet before you enter an enormous underwater cavern with stalactites and stalagmites in every direction as far as the eye can see.»

The former cave's stalagmites and stalactites rate as some of the Blue Hole's trademarks.

Adorned with amazing stalactites and stalagmites, the guides will tell stories of civilizations past as they use spotlights to point out Maya pottery shards and remains in the depths below.

Departing from the monumental forms Donovan produced of layered and heaped styrene cards suggesting stalagmites or wind - eroded outcroppings — which comprised part of her solo exhibition at Pace 25th Street in 2014 — the new series inverts the sculptural logic of voluminous horizontal stacking by the use of the frame as a means to control the density and orientation of the styrene cards.