Sentences with phrase «where ancient lakes»

«We could see where ancient lakes had been eroded by the river, so we could see the lakes in cross section,» she says.

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Lake Superior is where it is because of the Midwest's biggest geological feature: the Midcontinent Rift, an ancient and giant 2,000 - mile - long underground crack that starts in Lake Superior and runs south to Oklahoma and to Alabama.

COVER Clouds pass over Kenya's Lake Magadi, where geologists are drilling a core to gather detailed climate data from the ancient lake Lake Magadi, where geologists are drilling a core to gather detailed climate data from the ancient lake lake bed.

Like all modern paleontologists, Therrien was acquainted with the spectacular feathered - dinosaur fossils of the Liaoning beds in China, where the idea that dinosaurs are the ancestors of birds got its biggest boost, thanks to the preservation of feathers — both the thread - like ones known as «dinofuzz» and the more familiar shafted kind — in the silky mud of an ancient lake bottom.

The list of places where NASA's next Mars rover, due to launch in 2020, could land has been narrowed down to three: Jezero crater, the dry remains of an ancient lake; Northeast Syrtis, which used to host hot springs; and the Columbia Hills, previously explored by NASA's Spirit rover.

Today fossilized coral makes its way into Lake Michigan from Little Traverse Bay, near the northern tip of the state's Lower Peninsula, where the ancient rock layer is exposed.

The ancient monkey, known scientifically as Victoriapithecus, first made headlines in 1997 when its fossilized skull was discovered on an island in Kenya's Lake Victoria, where it lived 15 million years ago.

Since desiccation mudcracks form only where wet sediment is exposed to air, their position closer to the center of the ancient lake bed rather than the edge also suggests that lake levels rose and fell dramatically over time.

There's also evidence for ancient lake systems, like those at Gale Crater where NASA's Curiosity rover is currently exploring and at Jezero Crater where the next rover may land.

One of the landing sites, Jezero crater, contains a paleo - delta, where proponents believe organic matter (if ever present on Mars) could have been concentrated out on the toe (low energy) part of the delta, which emptied into an ancient lake.

One of them is the floor of an ancient lake; another is a hot spring; and the third one is a site where hot water interacted with rocks in the shallow subsurface.

Celebrate Christmas on the shores of Lake Bled, surrounded by tree - topped mountains, before exploring the iconic «Floating City» of Venice, where ancient buildings overlook the stunning lagoon that gives the city an international reputation.

This 5 Day Salkantay Trek to Machu Picchu goes through an amazing landscape with beautiful lakes and stunning glaciars, the Salkantay Trek to Machu Picchu is an ancient trail that connect Cusco with Machupicchu, where massive snowcapped mountains collide with lush tropical Cloud forest.

The first upscale resort in one of Myanmar's most compelling destinations, Inle Lake, has launched a boat journey to an ancient capital where more than 100 stupas lie in a flooded plain.

Tour through the ancient volcanic Tropical Tablelands region, where you can swim in beautiful crater lakes, visit picturesque waterfalls and even spot the very elusive Platypus!

That's why Cosmos has included a drive around the Dingle Peninsula, a dramatic drive passing seaside villages, ancient monuments, and views of the Blasket Islands; a drive on the 100 - mile Ring of Kerry, with its rugged and magnificent landscapes; the spectacular 668 - foot Cliffs of Moher, where rugged cliffs drop into the ocean; a scenic drive through Snowdonia National Park in Wales; England's tranquil Lake District, recently awarded UNESCO World Heritage status; and drives through rich dairy farmland.

Mungo is a part of the Willandra Lakes system, where remnants of its ancient inhabitants are being uncovered by the ongoing climatic erosion.

There are a number a ancient sights to see in the area including temples and palaces as well as areas of extreme natural beauty showcasing the classic Balinese and Indonesian landscapes of rice paddies that stretch over the lowlands where you will also find coconut groves and carve out the hills leading up to mountains and volcanoes which are covered in tropical forests, lakes and rivers.

Puri Gangga Resort is a charming luxury boutique resort in Ubud, a home of living cultures where you can experience the richness of Balinese cultures live naturally in the village of Sebatu.Puri Gangga Resort is located only 15 minutes drives from the hustle and bustle of Ubud, a home of art and culture and only 20 minutes drives from Kintamani Lake Batur, a world Geo Park site.Puri Gangga Resort is surrounded by the extensive of beautiful rice terrace view of Ceking Tegalalang Ubud, an ancient historically Hindu's temple called Gunung Kawi where specific ceremonies host regularly and people do purification, and exactly located at the uniqueness of traditional Balinese village called Sebatu Ubud.

Across the lake lies the ancient village of Trunyan, where the Bali Aga people live and still maintain their centuries old traditions.

«God's Bathtub:» Ancient Lake In Australia Found To Be Unaffected By Climate Change (PHOTO) Where the world's greenhouse gases come from.

She saw smooth lake, ranks of reeds to her left that marched out from the shore until the water rose over their knees, a fortress of ancient rock and conifers on the opposite shore fifty metres away, and dead ahead the Castle of Far Off Ease, the lodge where they were staying, tiny in what she thought Dante had once called a «giddy distance.»