Seashore Sentence Examples
The Rockport granite is found along or near the seashore, between Rockport and Bay View, and within about three-quarters of a mile of Cape Ann.
On the seashore in the neighbourhood are extensive deposits of ironsand.
I'll try my luck closer to the seashore where the scenery is as fair as the little ones I seek.
The starting-point was Babundi, a place on the seashore west of the mountain.
I love the sea, and painting seascapes, or seashore objets makes me happy.
The city consists of two parts; the modern French town, built on the level ground by the seashore, and the ancient city of the deys, which climbs the steep hill behind the modern town and is crowned by the kasbah or citadel, 400 ft.
The latter are terrestrial and occur mostly near the seashore.
Besides these offshoots of the Apennines there are in this part of Central Italy several detached mountains, rising almost like islands on the seashore, of which the two most remarkable are the Monte Argentaro on the coast of Tuscany near Orbetello (2087 ft.) and the Monte Circello (1771 ft.) at the angle of the Pontine Marshes, by the whole breadth of which it is separated from the Volscian Apennines.
The lowland strip or Tehama consists partly of a gravelly plain, the Khabt, covered sparsely with acacia and other desert shrubs and trees, and furnishing pasturage for large flocks of goats and camels; and partly of sterile wastes of sand like the Ramla, which extends on either side of Aden almost from the seashore to the foot of the hills.
It is built partly along the seashore and partly on the slopes and top of the hills that rise some 200 ft.
AdvertisementWhen a little soil is shaken up with water in a tumbler the sand particles rapidly fall to the bottom and form a layer which resembles ordinary sand of the seashore or river banks.
The narrow coastal strip seems to be moderately fertile, and the hills which in places come down to the seashore are covered with trees, among which the frankincense and other gumbearing trees are found.
The so-called coast towns are commonly at some distance from the seashore, and their shipping ports are little more than a straggling collection of wretched habitations in the vicinity of the landing-stage and its offices and warehouses.
This represents the Argive Dorians as having come by sea (apparently from the Maliac Gulf, the nearest seashore to Parnassian Doris), accompanied by survivors of the Dryopes (former inhabitants of that Doris), whose traces in south Euboea (Styra and Carystus), in Cythnus, and at Eion (Halieis), Hermione and Asine in Argolis, were held to indicate their probable route.
Before leaving, he led his troops to the coast opposite Britain, and ordered them to pick up shells on the seashore, to be dedicated to the gods at Rome as the spoils of ocean.
AdvertisementCoco-nuts are grown in considerable quantities along the seashore, and rice is cultivated at Balek Palau and in the interior, but the jungle still spreads over wide areas.
He has applied the theory with especial ingenuity to the interpretation of the circular bony plates in the carapace of the aberrant leather-back sea-turtles (Sphargidae) by prefacing an initial land phase, in which the typical armature of land tortoises was acquired, a first marine or pelagic phase, in which this armature was lost, a third littoral or seashore phase, in which a new polygonal armature was acquired, and a fourth resumed or secondary marine phase, in which this polygonal armature began to degenerate.
There are several seaside sanitoriums and hospitals, including the Atlantic City hospital, the Mercer Memorial home, and the Children's Seashore home.
The chronicler known as Fredegarius Scholasticus relates that a queen was once sitting by the seashore, when a monster came out of the sea, and by this monster she subsequently became the mother of Merovech, but this myth is due to an attempt to explain the hero's name, which means "the sea-born."
The Latin word alga seems to have been the equivalent of the English word " seaweed " and probably stood for any or all of the species of plants which form the C/assifl- " wrack " of a seashore.
AdvertisementThe proximity of the mountain range to the seashore causes the rivers of the west coast, with the single exception of the Padas, to be rapid, boulder-obstructed, shallow streams of little value as means of communication for a distance of more than half a dozen miles from their mouths.
The seashore and the country bordering closely on the west coast are inhabited chiefly by Dusuns, by Kadayans, by Bajaus and Ilanuns - both Malayan tribes - and by Brunei Malays.
Most of the vineyards in the Jerez district are upon albariza soil, those to the north and north-east are mainly of barros, and those close to the seashore of arenas.
Among the latter class are the Atlantic City railway (controlled by the Philadelphia & Reading) from Philadelphia to various coast resorts in southern New Jersey; and the West Jersey & Seashore (controlled by the Pennsylvania), from Philadelphia to Atlantic City and Cape May.
Hyeres is celebrated (as is also its fashionable suburb, Costebelle, nearer the seashore) as a winter health resort.
AdvertisementWest of Knysna, and separated from the seashore by a sandbank only, are a series of five vleis, turned in flood times into one sheet of water and sending occasional spills to the ocean.
He then made a clandestine attempt to escape from the realm, but was detected on the seashore and forced to return.
In places this strip nearly disappears, the sierras rising almost immediately from the seashore.
Dean's initial hope that most travelers would have already reached their destinations proved foolishly optimistic as he crept his way toward the Atlantic seashore.
Soon after the barrier was built, plants began to grow on the former seashore.
Through this exhibition you will discover just what the local seashore strandline can tell us about the life off the Sussex coast.
Finally, as for salt, that grossest of groceries, to obtain this might be a fit occasion for a visit to the seashore, or, if I did without it altogether, I should probably drink the less water.
Sea Buckthorn (Hippophae) - H. rhamnoides is a beautiful seashore native shrub, happy in any free soil.
It is increased from cuttings, and is a hardy wall plant in mild seashore districts, but not so common, owing to the cold in inland districts.
U. paniculata is a taller kind which grows well upon the sand of the seashore, with Oat-like clusters which are very ornamental when dried.
Shells and driftwood will add a seashore style to your water garden.
Although the area is predominantly marsh and swampland, there are several notable attractions, such as Cape Hatteras, Cape Hatteras National Seashore, Cape Fear, and the popular beach community Wilmington/Wrightsville.
Kids Color Pages-Many Barbie prints, including Barbie in a hula skirt, Barbie roller blading, Barbie at the seashore and Barbie sailing.
Fortunately, there are many ways to protect yourself from the sun and still enjoy a fun day at the seashore.
It is a place to grab a quick lunch going to or coming from one of the parks or the seashore.
Lyme Regis " She sells seashells by the seashore " Nursery Rhyme inspired by Mary Manning, a Lyme Regis paleontologist.
Overall a great informative book for anyone who visits the seashore regularly or has an interest in the basics of seashore ecosystem ecology.
Barnacles When you are exploring the seashore, you will notice the rocks are covered in small white volcanoes.
Act 8 Tonase and Konami resting under the shade of a large tree overlooking the seashore, and admiring the fine view of Fuji.
Relative to its size and population, it has far too little seashore.
Act One Act I takes place on a rocky seashore on the coast of Cornwall.
A short stroll takes you down to the unspoiled seashore and Coast Path.
Lakeland Flora Cumbria embraces a rich variety of vegetation in a landscape that ranges from sandy seashore to rocky mountainsides.
Bordered by beautiful seashore and protected by a long ribbon of rolling dunes, the Aquitaine coastline unfolds a superb and varied landscape.
Perhaps you have fond memories of a recent trip to the seashore where you voraciously devoured a juicy novel and some saltwater taffy.
This can be arduous as it involves carrying plastic jerry cans full of seawater up from the seashore at high tide.
Within this area there are several sites which are rich in seashore life.
For your safety and to avoid causing damage you should always follow the seashore code.
Help organize and run ' seashore safaris ' and school events around Plymouth Sound.
Watch carefully and quietly - many seashore creatures are hard to spot and may be scared off by splashing feet !
If you're having a difficult time deciding which pallet to use in your kitchen, take a break and explore paintings of the Italian countryside and seashore.
A. umbellatus, the old kind, is hardy in some mild seashore districts, and a fine plant in rich warm soil, but better for the protection of leaves round the root in winter.
These plants thrive in Devon and Cornwall, and in the milder seashore districts.
Beach Pea (Lathyrus Maritimus) - This is a very interesting native plant, inhabiting the seashore, and not so vigorous as the preceding kinds.
It is not likely to be hardy except in warm valleys and seashore places.
It is worth a trial in seashore districts.
They left the seashore and, after a quick bite to eat, Hunter drove Dean back to the airport for his return plane trip to Parkside.
Or again, a group of them may occupy a fertile plain, a river valley or a tableland,3 or they may stand close to the seashore.
An electric tramway has been constructed from Rome to Ostia and thence to the seashore, now some 2 m.
Towards the north-east, the point where the Julian Alps approach close to the seashore (just at the sources of the little stream known in ancient times as the Timavus) would seem to constitute the best natural limit.
He speculated on the differences in the character of races of mankind living in different climates, and correlated the political forms of communities with their situation on a seashore, or in the neighbourhood of natural strongholds.
On the seashore fishing naturally became a means of livelihood, and dwellers by the sea, in virtue of the dangers to which they are exposed from storm and unseaworthy craft, are stimulated to a higher degree of foresight, quicker observation, prompter decision and more energetic action in emergencies than those who live inland.
Most remarkable is the presence of a number of beetles along the seashore between tide-marks, where, sheltered in some secure nook, they undergo immersion twice daily, and have their active life confined to the few hours of the low ebb.
Blind Carabidae form a large proportion of cave dwelling beetles, and several species of great interest live between tide-marks along the seashore.
Every cove of the seashore, every point, every island and prominent rock has its guardian spirit.
They occur up mountain slopes as far as vegetation extends, in tropical valleys and forests, in open grassy plains, in sandy deserts, and even in fresh-water ponds and between tide-marks on the seashore.
At that season it may, however, be found in large flocks in the low-lying countries, and as regards England even on the seashore.
Its name is said to be a corruption of the Latin desertum, " a desert," which was applied to a cave on the seashore occupied by St Serf.
All the fossil plants and animals of every kind are brought from this continent into a great museum; the latitude, longitude and relative elevation of each specimen are precisely recorded; a corps of investigators, having the most exact and thorough training in zoology and botany, and gifted with imagination, will soon begin to restore the geographic and physiographic outlines of the continent, its fresh, brackish and salt-water confines, its seas, rivers and lakes, its forests, uplands, plains, meadows and swamps, also to a certain extent the cosmic relations of this continent, the amount and duration of its sunshine, as well as something of the chemical constitution of its atmosphere and the waters of its rivers and seas; they will trace the progressive changes which took place in the outlines of the continent and its surrounding oceans, following the invasion§ of the land by the sea and the re-emergence of the land and retreatal of the seashore; they will outline the shoals and deeps of its border seas, and trace the barriers which prevented intermingling of the inhabitants of the various provinces of the continent and the surrounding seas.
It is built along the seashore upon a healthy and fertile tract of land, which forms, as it were, an oasis in a zone of Maremma.
In the hot-spring districts are plants with peculiarities both of those common to the desert and those common to the seashore.
The carriage itself had been lost long before; but we know that about the year 1600 Stevinus, with Prince Maurice of Orange and twenty-six others, made use of it on the seashore between Scheveningen and Petten, that it was propelled solely by the force of the wind, and that it acquired a speed which exceeded that of horses.
Pompeii in ancient times was a prosperous seaport town situated close to the seashore, from which it is now nearly 2 m.
It is served by the West Jersey && Seashore railroad, and has steamer connexion with Philadelphia.
The ancient harbour (really but a portion of the lagoons, which had been deepened) is now completely silted up. Even in early times a canal had to be kept open by perpetual digging, while about 1700 this was closed, and now a sandy and partly cultivated waste extends between the town and the seashore.
The seashore and the river banks are lined with mangroves, but the most important tree of the coast belt is the oilpalm.
These rocky reefs provide shelter for a tremendous variety of marine animals and plants and make an excellent place to study the seashore.
But we did not begin the story until August; the first few weeks of my stay at the seashore were so full of discoveries and excitement that I forgot the very existence of books.
Whether your bathroom is big or small, seashore and ocean themed selections are simple to find and often easy to make.
It's not just a dress you are looking at, it's a dress that floats on air as your child twirls along the seashore.
On the west coast the mountain range, as already noted, runs parallel with the seashore at a distance from it of about 15 m.
The Oncidiidae are entitled to the name "sea-slugs," as they are shell-less Pulmonates living on the seashore, though not actually in the sea.
There is, however, a handsome esplanade between the town and the citadel, and a promenade by the seashore towards Castrades.