Sentences with phrase «string of islands»

The Aloha State is the only US state that consists of a string of islands.

Other consequences of coral bleaching include saltwater inundating freshwater drinking sources in low - lying islands such as Kiribati, a string of islands in the central Pacific Ocean.

Crucial to powering steam tech, vibra turned out to be big business — and no place had it in greater concentrations than the Dundar Archipelago, a string of islands governed by the Roman - style Dundar Empire.

Hawaii is a string of islands located in the middle of the Pacific Ocean.

As the New Zealand Herald writes, expect to run into a large number of albinos (a genetic trait passed down in this closed society), a large number of coke addicts (a result of the islands» proximity to drug routes from Colombia to the north) and an undeveloped string of islands you're unlikely to see anywhere else in the Caribbean.

This little string of islands offers guaranteed winter sun, the most spectacular beaches and turquoise seas.

From Midway and Guam to Iwo Jima and Okinawa, this series details the string of island battles and subsequent victories across the pacific.

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Let's say you're an American industrialist who has just purchased a string of private islands near Victoria, or a world - famous musician looking to strike all the right architectural notes with your Gulf Islands gislands near Victoria, or a world - famous musician looking to strike all the right architectural notes with your Gulf Islands gIslands getaway.

The string of beautiful islands reaching from the north coast of South America to the «West Indies» (so named by Columbus in a miscalculation of some 12,000 miles) was soon colonized.

Gasparilla Island is one of a string of barrier islands along the southwest Gulf Coast between Fort Myers and Tampa.

Lagos State is the smallest entity of the Nigerian Federation by land size; a small string of lagoonal islands connected by bridges to an increasingly packed mainland.

Now that the primary is officialy in the books, general election contests are heating up all over the state — including on Long Island, where Republican Michael Venditto is poised to release a hard - hitting ad that slams his Democratic opponent and fellow Nassau County legislator, Dave Denenberg, for his 2005 conviction on petition fraud charges and says he'll «fit right in» with the string of Albany lawmakers busted on corruption charges.

Schneiderman lined up a long string of endorsements from the left — from labor unions like SEIU 1199 and HTC to the Rev. Al Sharpton (a nod that might come back to haunt the senator in the general election against Republican Staten Island DA Dan Donovan, after he pledged Sharpton's National Action Network would have an «annex» in Albany if he's elected»).

U.S. Senator Chuck Schumer (D - N.Y.) is calling on the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to investigate the recent string of small plane crashes on Long Island.

Malliotakis» maternal grandfather owned a string of gas stations on the communist island, but they were taken away from him after the revolution, Malliotakis told The Post.

The city has been swept by a string of protests over the past several weeks after a grand jury decided not to indict NYPD Officer Daniel Pantaleo in the apparent chokehold death of Eric Garner on Staten Island.

Titone's campaign was immediately bolstered by a string of endorsements from several Island politicians, including State Sen. Diane Savino, Assemblyman Michael Cuisick, Councilwoman Debi Rose, and former Staten Island Borough President James Molinaro.

Great Island, the largest and at the centre of the string of rocky islets, covers about 400 hectares.

Alexander Graham Bell (far right) strung tetrahedral cells into a range of star - and ring - shaped kites and flew them at his Cape Breton Island estate in the early 1900s.

Sky Island Alliance's Wilbor says there are also a few rugged mountain ranges, like the Baboquivari and Patagonia, that bisect the border where there's either no fencing, a few strings of barbed wire or vehicle barriers.

According to Charles Darwin's theory of island formation, published in 1842, the islands started out as a string of volcanoes, fringed by coral reefs.

Landfalling typhoons have become more intense in the northwest Pacific while Hawaii has seen a string of hurricanes and tropical storms swing dangerously close to the island in recent years.

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Stellar lagoons, coconut palms swaying in the breeze, this little - known string of 15 islands is a paradise for honeymooners, sun - seekers and solitude - loving travellers.

Priscilla shared a paparazzi picture The Love Island presenter, 38, has enjoyed «a string of dates» with the project engineer — who at 27 is 11 - years her junior — following his recent

AP) Rhode Island has mostly cruised to a string of big victories over the past six weeks.

It is a suspenseful character study inspired in part by Edward Paisnel, the so - called «Beast of Jersey» who carried out a string of sex attacks on the island between 1960 and 1971.

Director Craig Viveiros gives a somehow - gruesome glaze to the deco details of the house perched incongruously on the island (with stylized flashbacks interrupting the present like old - Hollywood intrusive thoughts), and composer Stuart Earl loads the score with hopeless high - tide strings.

After her Academy Award - winning turn in the harrowing drama «Room,» the 27 - year - old actress has been sampling a string of new genres, from co-starring opposite a monster movie icon in the recent blockbuster «Kong: Skull Island» to her upcoming stint as a superheroine in Marvel Studios» «Captain Marvel.»

We get to see the struggles of a real life family here in this brutally realistic film that tugs on the heart - strings as heavily as the water does to the island resort itself.

Beast (R for profanity, sexuality and disturbing violence) Psychological thriller set on a tiny English island where a young woman (Jessie Buckley) leaves home to move in with a free - spirited newcomer (Johnny Flynn) only to discover that he's the prime suspect in a string of brutal murders.

Thanks to her consistently stellar performances in indie films over the years, Larson has a string of indies lined up through next year, but is also in talks to lead the epic genre film Kong: Skull Island.

There's just one little wrinkle in this whirlwind romance: the string of mysterious murders rocking their sleepy, remote island community.

The winds sweep them north, over Arctic Canada, then Greenland, then a remote string of Arctic islands in Norway.

While some of the Caribbean is still under repair from 2017's string of hurricanes, Aruba is one island open for business.

The fires in Northern California have destroyed thousands of homes and the relentless string of hurricanes have damaged parts of Texas, Louisiana, Florida, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands.

Fraser Island has been formed over hundreds of thousands of years as winds, waves and ocean currents have carried sands from the far south - east of Australia, and from as far away as Antarctica (but before Australian and Antarctica split from each other), out to the continental shelf, and in towards the land again in a zigzag pattern, to form a string of sand islands along the Queensland coast.

Santa Barbara has a serene string of beaches, with the Santa Ynez Mountains as a backdrop and the Channel Islands National Park off in the distance.

The pearl of the Indian Ocean, Mozambique boasts 2 500 km (1 550 miles) of pristine beachfront on the mainland, with a string of beautiful and idyllic tropical islands, glittering like jewels in the warm, azure waters of the Indian Ocean.

And strung out to the north and east of New Zealand, the far - flung islands of Polynesia — settled by pioneering sailors — retain a strong seafaring culture.

Like a scattered string of pearls, the islands of the Bahamas stretch from their most northerly point (less than an hour's flight from Miami) south across 500 miles of the Caribbean Sea.

And just inside the reef line are a string of small islands known as cayes.

On this 700 - strong string of sun - splashed islands dotting the blue Atlantic, the central port of Nassau is the bustling capital of the country while Half Moon Cay is delightfully desolated, which is pure private - island paradise.

Made up of a string of more than 40 tiny paradise islands, this national park is abundant in animal, plant and marine life owing to the incredible crystal waters with coral reefs, imposing jagged limestone cliffs, glittering sandy coves, lush tropical jungle, and dreamy azure lagoons.

Away from Jungut Batu, the accommodation is strung across a series of bays and beaches wrapping around the southern reaches of the island.

But if you're looking for unfettered access to Bermuda's powdery pink sand, then choose a hotel near Southampton Parish, where you'll find a string of picture - perfect beaches including Warwick Long Bay (great for long walks), Church Bay (with some of the island's best snorkeling) and Horseshoe Bay, Bermuda's most famous slice of sand that's filled with locals and tourists throughout the year.

Strum the four strings for yourself at Bounty Music, where you can purchase an «ukulele to bring home or rent one for a day of island entertainment.

Ko Jum is another supremely laid - back island, with just a trio of tiny towns, barely perceptible commercialism and a string of long, occasionally wild beaches.

-- After joking with our kayaking group about how we always fight on a double kayak, we had a string of mishaps in the caves around Santa Cruz Island.

An Ancient String of Pearls Juan Rodriguez Cabrillo and his Spanish fleet first came upon San Miguel Island in 1542.