Sentences with phrase «volcanic ocean islands»

This study may have implications particularly for our understanding of the long term evolution of intraplate volcanic ocean islands and sheds lights on the interacting processes occurring during growth and collapse of volcanic edifices.

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The birth and death of a young volcanic island in the Pacific Ocean may shed light on the origins of volcanoes in Mars» wetter past.

But circumstantial evidence had suggested otherwise: The wasps somehow traveled hundreds of kilometers to colonize a formerly lifeless volcanic island in the Pacific Ocean called Anak Krakatoa, and they have been snarled in nets attached to a research airplane flying over open water in the Pacific.

Unexplained volcanic events have been occurring on or near Heard Island, an uninhabited Australian possession in the southern Indian Ocean about 1600 kilometres from Antarctica.

Washington, DC — Plumes of hot magma from the volcanic hotspot that formed Réunion Island in the Indian Ocean rise from an unusually primitive source deep beneath the Earth's surface, according to new...

But a third species, M. nesiota, lives on a volcanic island nation in the Indian Ocean known as the Comoros.

In the greater NZ region, we have undersea hot springs (hydrothermal vents of the Kermadecs), marine hydrocarbon seeps and gas hydrates (offshore eastern North Island — possible analogues for oceans on Icy Worlds), and terrestrial (on land) hot springs in the Taupo Volcanic Zone and elsewhere around the country.

blaming the results reported in Nature on a» chain of heat - venting sub-sea islands», which given the continental trend, seems even more bizarre than invoking volcanic activity in the Arctic ocean

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.

Washington, DC — Plumes of hot magma from the volcanic hotspot that formed Réunion Island in the Indian Ocean rise from an unusually primitive source deep beneath the Earth's surface, according to new work in Nature from Carnegie's Bradley Peters, Richard Carlson, and Mary Horan along with James Day of the Scripps Institution of Oceanography.

From all our public areas and rooms, our guests will enjoy expansive views of the pristine arid savanna of the adjacent Galapagos National Park by looking north, to extinct volcanic cones shrouded in mist, mountains covered with lush tropical cloud forests, and green pasture farms by looking to the south - west; along with a 270 degree view of the infinite Pacific Ocean with nearby islands as a backdrop.

The quiet surroundings command stunning views of savannah, verdant mist - covered volcanic cones and other islands of the archipelago amidst the Pacific Ocean.

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.

Just four miles from the tropical western coast of Fiji is Bounty Island, one of twenty small landmasses that form the volcanic Mamanuca archipelago in the Pacific Ocean.

Born from the immensity of the Atlantic Ocean, this lush green archipelago of volcanic islands is a far cry from its mainland government of...

Formed by underwater volcanic activity, the island is roughly triangular in outline and emerges from the ocean as a giant, twin - peaked mesa with steep cliffs.

Take a trip up to the top of a volcanic mountain for breath - taking views of the surrounding islands, try horse riding or take a tour of the island on an ocean catamaran.

Cape Verde is a country spanning an archipelago of ten volcanic islands in the central Atlantic Ocean.

The Galapagos are a volcanic archipelago of islands on either side of the Equator in the Pacific Ocean.

Sitting 600 miles to the west of the South America coast in the eastern Pacific Ocean, the volcanic spires of the Galapagos Islands are an oceanic crossroads.

Hawaii possesses a magical allure, its volcanic islands rising triumphantly from the ocean, each ringed in colorful beaches and bestowed with lush tropical rainforests, gushing mountain rivers, a beautiful native population and surfing spots that would be mythical if they weren't real.

The Galapagos are an area of volcanic islands distributed around the equator in the Pacific Ocean and are 500 miles from the mainland coast of Ecuador mainland.

Often used a gateway to exploring the South Island and even Antarctica (International Antarctic Centre); Christchurch is bordered by geographical wonders and breathtaking scenery — the Pacific Ocean to the east, the volcanic slopes of the Port Hills to the south, the Southern Alps mountain range to the west and the vast Canterbury plains and magnificent braided rivers to the north.

The southern Yasawas boasts rugged volcanic peaks with summits providing magnificent views over the surrounding islands and ocean.

Journey within yourselves, embrace the sacred rhythm of the ocean and tune yourself to the subtle vibrations of volcanic energy through dynamic and ever - changing yoga practice and surfing in a perfect setting — Fuerteventura, Canary Islands.

Summer is one of the best times for an island tour, when a lack of clouds and almost certain sunshine make the glistening ocean and rugged volcanic landscape look even more beautiful than normal, so make sure you take your camera.

Option Two — Travel inland to the Great Ocean Road hinterland, a region of contrasts from lush temperate forests to massive volcanic plains, soaring cliffs, rugged mountains giving way to rolling hills with pine plantations, wide expanses of farmland around ancient landmarks from blunted caps of extinct volcanoes to floating islands and massive lakes.

The expansive 103 - hectare integrated resort is located on Bali's southwest coast and features views of the island's volcanic mountains and the Indian Ocean.

On Big Island's green sand beach at Papakolea, you'll witness the beauty of golden - green sands and turquoise waters contrasting with ocean carved volcanic cliffs.

From the dangerous, almost unmakeable waves at Panaitan Island, through the pure natural - foot perfection of Lagundri Bay, to the ocean - going adventure off the Mentawais, the dense jungle lifestyle of Grajagan, volcanic power at Canggu, madness and fun at Halfway Kuta, impossibly long lines at Impossibles, shallow green reef barrels at Padang, mellow high tide at Geger, the «waiting game» at Desert Point and Sumbawa's crowded Lakey Peak.

This volcanic masterpiece of an island is just as incredible below the ocean as above.

Scientists from the British Antarctic Survey, filling a gap in seabed charts near Antarctica, have found a dozen undersea volcanic cones, some the size of Mount Fuji, near the South Sandwich Islands in the far reaches of the South Atlantic Ocean.

In remote islands off of Sumatra that felt aftershocks and follow - on quakes and the swings in ocean levels in the tsunami's aftermath, rumors were rampant about the island's imminent and complete demise; some had them exploding in volcanic eruptions and sinking completely into the sea.

Plumes of hot magma from the volcanic hotspot that formed Réunion Island in the Indian Ocean rise from an unusually primitive source deep beneath the Earth's surface, according to new work in Nature from Carnegie's Bradley...

Once a year or so, journalists from major news outlets travel to the Marshall Islands, a remote chain of volcanic islands and coral atolls in the Pacific Ocean, to report in panicked tones that the island nation is vanishing because of climate Islands, a remote chain of volcanic islands and coral atolls in the Pacific Ocean, to report in panicked tones that the island nation is vanishing because of climate islands and coral atolls in the Pacific Ocean, to report in panicked tones that the island nation is vanishing because of climate change.

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