Sentences with phrase «volcanic islands lies»
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The volcanic island Ostrov Shikotan is one of a long chain of such that lie north of the Japanese islands.
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Gray rubble on the flanks of Mauna Kea on the island of Hawaii lie in contrast to the red volcanic rock behind them, and were deposited by a glacier that disappeared thousands of years ago.
They form the Hobbs Glacier Formation, which lies between Cretaceous marine sediments and the younger James Ross Island Volcanic Group.
Some 950 miles off the coast of Portugal, in the middle of the North Atlantic, lie the nine volcanic islands that make up the Azores.
The islands lie in a volcanic area in the Tyrrhenian Sea north of Sicily, and the archipelago was named after the demigod of the winds Aeolus.
The Islands of Tahiti are either volcanic peaks ringed by coral reefs, or low - lying atolls made up of coral reefs.
Below the island's green hills and white sand beaches lie volcanic slopes encrusted in hard corals and festooned with undulating groves of colorful sea fans and sponges.
It is an uninhabited volcanic island that lies between the islands of Fauro (30 km to the southwest) and Choiseul (much larger island about 100 km to the northeast).
Lying in the eastern part of the New Georgia Islands, Mbulo is heavily forested with a volcanic center.
Lying off the coast of North - east Sicily, the volcanic Aeolian Islands are fringed with black sand beaches and dotted by picturesque fishing villages.
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.
Day 3 — Striking out for a new camp on the east side of the island, our destination will likely be remarkably different as the geology of Isla Carmen alternates between red and gray volcanic flows and peaks, with lower lying layers of white sedimentary rocks.
Along the volcanic coastline lies the four - star Hotel THe Corralejo Beach, located in the northern part of Spain's second largest Canary Island, Fuerteventura.
Named Turtle Island for its stunning volcanic rock formations that resemble the striking marine creatures, Tortuga comprises two uninhabited islands and lies a few miles ahead of Curu Wildlife Refuge.
Book and enjoy a relaxing holiday at the Vulcano Hotel located in the popular resort of Playa De Las Ameicas which lies on the volcanic island of Tenerife.
The island chain, which includes the 100 mile - long island of South Georgia itself - and more than a dozen volcanic islands of the South Sandwich - lies close to the cool Antarctic Current.