Sentences with phrase «where ancient oceans»

A global relief map of Mars shows low elevations in blue, where ancient oceans likely covered much of the northern hemisphere.

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Paleontologists sometimes build timelines from ancient ocean beds, where 100 million years of sediment layers are often stacked in one continuous sequence.

Ten years ago, a team of researchers in the US1 argued that the ancient zircon crystals probably formed when tectonic plates moving around on the Earth's surface collided with each other in a similar fashion to the disruption taking place in the Andes Mountains today, where the ocean floor under the Pacific Ocean is plunging under South Ameocean floor under the Pacific Ocean is plunging under South AmeOcean is plunging under South America.

This could have been above ocean trenches, where the geothermal heat flow is up to 17 % lower than normal.129 If so, plate tectonics operated two billion years before we thought, although ancient trenches have never been found.

He had video footage of them discovering this wreck at the bottom of the Indian Ocean and bringing up these ancient pieces where actually they're all art and he you know, his factory made them.

Take a helicopter ride high above the Big Island's dramatic landscape, where the Kohala Mountains plunge into the Pacific, the ocean slaps back sea spray, and waterfalls drape ancient land.

Just south of Cancun lies the ancient Mayan city of Tulum, where the archaeological site of the walled ruins sits towering above the ocean.

Gowlland Harbour Resort occupies a coveted location on Quadra Island, where the ancient beauty of the coastal rainforest meets the untamed power of the Pacific Ocean.

As you walk through the ancient forests or along the bluffs where you can look out over the ocean and feel that breeze hug your whole body in a refreshing new way.

Australia's North West is an ancient, rugged land where the red desert meets the azure blue ocean and splendid coral reefs.

Visitors who download the free app will have access to information about sites found along the byway — think ancient HEIAU (temples), HULIHE`E PALACE, HOLUALOA ROYAL CENTER and the beach where King Kamehameha the Great perfected his surfing skills — as well as photos and data on ocean recreation activities, shoreline access, area accommodations and more.

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.

Playa Las Flores is a dramatic, natural cove, hemmed in by severe topography and dense tropical flora, a playful black sand beach bordering a cauldron of whitewater and waves detonating in the background, a throwback in time to a prehistoric vision of Central America where the tropical waters of the Pacific Ocean meet the charcoal sands of ancient volcanic outflows.

Visitors who download the free app will have access to information about sites found along the byway — think ancient HEIAU (temples), HULIHE`E PALACE, the HOLUALOA ROYAL CENTER and the beach where King Kamehameha the Great perfected his surfing skills — as well as photos and data on ocean recreation activities, shoreline access, area accommodations and more.

The island breathes aliveness and beauty, from the stunning white sand beaches to the deep blue oceans, the national parks where you can spot the largest mammals in the world, the ancient heritage sites and pretty colonial towns.

Travelers won't want to miss the spectacular ocean views from the cliffs of Punta Sur (the southernmost point of the island) where there is also an ancient Mayan structure that was used to worship the goddess of fertility, Ixchel.

Fly through ancient skies and abandoned oceans to discover the lost history of this fading realm, where entire civilizations have been lost to history, yet their gods still wander.

Soar through ancient skies and abandoned oceans to discover the lost history of this fading realm, where gods still wander.

Descend into the heart of the ocean where ancient secrets lie forgotten.

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