Sentences with phrase «volcanic islands also»

Located in the Aegean Sea, this volcanic island also serves as a great home base for island hopping.

Not exact matches

Well loved as a holiday destination, this volcanic Mediterranean island is also home to a thriving wine industry that ticks all the authenticity boxes.

The study also showed that volcanic hot spots along the ridge — volcanoes near Iceland as well as the islands of Ascension, Tristan da Cunha, and elsewhere — all sit above warm spots in Earth's mantle.

It is not only producing midplate volcanoes in the island chains above its location deep beneath the central Pacific but also has produced older volcanic chains now submerged in the northwest Pacific that erupted as the Pacific plate drifted over the central Pacific over the last 100 million years.

There is precedent for oceanic dispersal of Moggridgea: the spiders are also found on the Comoros, volcanic islands 340 kilometers from mainland Africa.

Deposits from past submarine slides also reveal new insights into the development of volcanic islands as they grow under the sea.

Lead author Dr Steve Roberts from BAS says: «When we first examined the sediment cores we were struck by the intense smell of the guano in some layers and we could also clearly see the volcanic ash layers from nearby Deception Island.

The Tongan island may also help researchers understand volcanic features on Mars that look similar.

Tarduno and his students had been studying massive lava flows that cover some of the High Arctic islands, and believes the same volcanic events that produced those igneous rocks also could have produced a series of islands along a low underwater mountain range in the Arctic Ocean called Alpha Ridge.

The «uncruise Hawaii» itinerary also sees us snorkeling with green sea turtles off Maui and ogling sea caves and lava tubes on a high - speed Zodiac ride along the Big Island's volcanic coast.

The same forces that led to the most recent major volcanic event (a devastating 1957 eruption on the island of Faial that sent a wave of refugees to the U.S. and beyond) also make the Azores one of Europe's best destinations for mineral hot springs and geothermally - heated ocean lagoons.

You can also explore a cavernous underground Lava Tunnel where you can view one of the geological wonders of our volcanic islands.

Alone among the BVI's in being formed of coral and limestone, rather than volcanic rock, Anegada is also known as «Drowned Island» because its highest point is only 28 feet above sea level.

In addition to beautiful white sandy beaches, Bali is also home to incredible black volcanic sand beaches, courtesy of the Islands aforementioned active volcanoes.

Also known as Indonesia's second largest island, it has something for everyone to explore - lush rainforests, exotic flora and fauna, cascading rivers, sparkling crater lakes, beautiful white sandy beaches, impressive volcanoes, limestone caves and an incredible diverse array of traditional ethnic groups who inhabit some of the most spectacular volcanic landscapes in the world.

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.

You will explore the volcanic areas of the North Island, climb on the volcanoes and soak in hot - pools, and also visit New Zealand's best example of mature Jurassic rainforest.

The volcanic nature of the islands has also created fascinating natural wonders, such as giant lava tubes, steaming vents, and impressive volcanoes.

Guests staying at the THB Tropical Island can also explore Lanzarote and see the island's volcanic landscape and well - preserved architeIsland can also explore Lanzarote and see the island's volcanic landscape and well - preserved architeisland's volcanic landscape and well - preserved architecture.

Unlike many other area of the volcanic and newly formed Galapagos Islands, on Floreana Island you will also notice a higher diversity of flowers and different plants.

The Canary beaches — a mixture of black volcanic sand and dazzling white sand — may be the biggest draw, but the Canary Islands are also a magnet for hikers and nature - lovers.

Bali is a beautiful island but is also a volcanic island.

In addition to the impressive lava tubes, the island's volcanic geology also birthed «The Twins», or Los Gemelos, a pair of collapsed magma chambers forming rocky craters lined with lush greenery and offering awe - inspiring views.

Human induced trend has two components, namely (a) greenhouse effect [this includes global and local / regional component] and (b) non-greenhouse effect [local / regional component]-- according to IPCC (a) is more than half of global average temperature anomaly wherein it also includes component of volcanic activities, etc that comes under greenhouse effect; and (b) contribution is less than half — ecological changes component but this is biased positive side by urban - heat - island effect component as the met network are concentrated in urban areas and rural - cold - island effect is biased negative side as the met stations are sparsely distributed though rural area is more than double to urban area.