Sentences with phrase «volcanic islands like»

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University of California, Berkeley, seismologists have produced for the first time a sharp, three - dimensional scan of Earth's interior that conclusively connects plumes of hot rock rising through the mantle with surface hotspots that generate volcanic island chains like Hawaii, Samoa and Iceland.

Formed from volcanic eruptions, the Hawaiian archipelago, like other island chains, has a breathtaking variety of species — many found nowhere else on Earth — that evolved from a few hardy pioneers.

Terranes often originate as volcanic islands (like those of Hawaii) and, after colliding with one another or a continent, are separated by large discrete faults.

They slow down the seismic waves caused by earthquakes and may be the culprit for deep mantle plumes, which can lead to volcanic hotspots like those that created Yellowstone National Park or the Hawai'ian Islands.

Zircon is less common in other types of volcanic settings, such as hot spots like Hawaii or island arc volcanoes such as the Marianas, so the mineral can be used to track continental arc volcanism.

Neruda gave the minuscule town the name «Black Island,» inspired by the many volcanic - like rocks that speckle its beaches.

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.

Santorini as a whole has a large half moon like bay due to a large volcanic eruption that collapsed the center of the island covering the current inhabitants and creating the bay.

We then head over to the volcanic island of Sangeang for more macro diving on iconic sites like Bontoh with their Doto Donut and Bubble Reef with its «champagne bubbles».

From a sea kayak the island looks like a layer cake of multi-colored volcanic material that depicts its interesting geological history.

You may like to join a tropical journey with our range of Yasawa Island hopping tours that can include snorkelling, kayaking, village visits, fishing and a sailing trip through a wild group of about 20 volcanic islands.

Like most of Indonesia's main islands, Lombok is a mountainous volcanic island full of...

Moving west out of the park we then head over to the volcanic island of Sangeang for more macro diving on iconic sites like Bontoh with their Doto Donut and Bubble Reef with its «champagne bubbles».

Camp on the Caribbean - like beaches of Coronados Island, with time to relax, explore the sandy beaches, snorkel with the tropical fish, or hike the amazing volcanic peak!

Big Island has lots of volcanic rocks and shrubbery on the dry Kona side, while the Hilo side is very wet and almost like a jungle.

We then head over to the volcanic island of Sangeang for macro diving on iconic sites like Bontoh with their Doto Donut and Bubble Reef with its «champagne bubbles».

The island of Ortigia smells like the sea and the intense heat of summer carries with it a scent of soil, of volcanic ashes and hot ancient bricks.

Atlantiksurf Tenerife is located in the north west of the volcanic island of Tenerife — an area which is typified by lush greenery unlike the more desert - like landscapes of southern Tenerife.

That's why its size shrank to the tiny 0.01 % of that in Daggerfall, but instead the players got a absolutely convincing and immersive ecosystem of the volcanic island of Vvardenfell, making you feel like in a real dark elven realm.

We anchored one day in the lee of an uninhabited volcanic heap of Mars - like rock called Zuqar Island, in the south end of the Red Sea.