Some of the islands are fringed with coral reefs.Many of them are covered with thick forests and some are highly dissected.…
The difficult terrain meant there was little development or expansion, and no roads.The settlement was a clearing with thick forests and mountains behind and the sea in front.There is now a road from Port of Spain (North Coast Road) and it is a beautiful drive to Blanchisseuse.…
The ridges of the red clay hills, with little valleys running to the Chattahoochee in the west, and Ocmulgee in the east, cover his manoeuvres.Corn and cotton patches, with thick forests between, lie along the extended front.A tangled undergrowth masks the entire movements of the lurking enemy.…Cited from The Little Lady of Lagunitas, Richard Henry Savage
Population explosion and the shortage of food during the post-war period (1945-1960) induced them to migrate to the uninhabited fertile lands of northern Kerala and to some isolated pockets of Tamil Nadu and Karnataka States.These places were filled with thick forests and under the threat of malaria and other diseases.…
The surrounding mountains are covered with thick forests of Pine.Rhododendron (Burans or locally known as Brah ka fool) and Deodar trees can be found at high altitude peaks like Winch Camp.…
The soils in most of the county tend to be thin, rocky red clay, and are poor for most agriculture, while the soil near the Missouri River is dark, rich, and thick, and used primarily for row crops such as corn, wheat, and soybeans.Much of the county is covered with thick forests, reestablished since in the 1920s.Urbanization is increasing in the county, especially surrounding Washington and Union, and along Interstate 44.…
Batak is a centre of one of Bulgaria's largest municipalities by terms of territory - 667 km 2 or 15% of the Pazardzhik Province area - as well as one of the most sparsely populated ones including only the town itself and two villages - Fotinovo and Nova Mahala.Ninety percent of the municipal area is covered with thick forests.Batak is situated at 15 km to the south of Peshtera and 33 km to the south of the regional centre Pazardzhik.…
The south peak is a sharp pinnacle of black shale.The relatively accessible west side of Yushan is covered with thick forests.The north peak is part of a long, gently-rising ridge; this peak consists of two high points that resemble a camel's humps.…
The Gibbon River is a popular trout fishing destination.The upper section of river has very difficult access being choked with thick forests and lots of downed timber.The fish, consisting of brook trout, rainbow trout and grayling are all on the small side, rarely exceeding, Below Gibbon Falls access is excellent and the river has a healthly mix of rainbow and brown trout.…
The town extended part of the way down this declivity and, at its foot, Josephus had built a strong wall.On all sides were lofty mountains, covered with thick forests; and the town could not be seen by an enemy, until they were close at hand.As soon as Vespasian had arrived at Ptolemais (on the site of which city stands the modern Acre) he was met by a deputation from Sepphoris.…Cited from For the Temple, by G. A. Henty
We have risen 262 feet at Kudum from 77 feet, the altitude of Resht, and as we travel now in a south-south-west direction, following the stream upwards, we keep getting higher, the elevation at Rustamabad being already 630 feet.We leave behind the undulating ground, covered with thick forests, and come to barren hills, that get more and more important as we go on.…Cited from Across Coveted Lands, by Arnold Henry Savage Landor
The reason for the kidnapping is said to be a revenge for slicing off the nose of his sister by Rama (husband of Sita) and his brother Laxmana.At the time, the cave was surrounded with thick forests in the midst of wilderness.…
These people are described as going naked, except around their loins, and as being BLACK.The land, rising somewhat from the shore, was covered with thick forests, which sent forth the sweetest fragrance to a great distance.They supposed it adjoined the Orient, and for that reason was not devoid of medicinal and aromatic drugs and gold; and being IN LATITUDE 34 Degrees N., was possessed of a pure, salubrious and healthy climate.…Cited from The Voyage of Verrazzano, by Henry C. Murphy
Manufactures consist in fabrics of abaca and canonegro, of which boat cables are made.The interior of the island, covered with thick forests, is almost unexplored, being inhabited by a few savages.The Province of Western Negros is situated on Negros Island, it is bounded on the north by the Visayas Sea, on the west by the Paragua Sea, and on the south and east by the Province of Eastern Negros.…Cited from The Story of the Philippines, by Murat Halstead
They are covered with thick forests, in which coniferous plants predominate.Cited from Minnesota and Dacotah, C. C. Andrews
The district can be divided into three natural geographical regions: the highland, the midland and the lowland.The highland stretches through the Western Ghats, where the hills are tall and covered with thick forests.Western Ghats maintains an average altitude of around 800 m. It descends to the smaller hills of midland in the centre and finally to the lowland.…
Kuriany is village of 831 people in the Berezhany Raion (district) of Ternopil Oblast (province) in western Ukraine.Kuriany is situated on both sides of the Narayivka River, in a valley surrounded by hills covered with thick forests on both sides.The main Ternopil-Stryi highway runs through town.…
In the west of the province are the Phu Phan mountains, which are covered with thick forests.
The Sinclairs found the land wild and undeveloped with thick forests, making the effort required to clear land for agriculture close to impossible with their limited labor and resources.
Another scenic picnic spot nearby is Kechki, located about 18 km from Daltonganj, at the cofluence of the Koel River and the Auranga River.Netarhat, a scenic plateau covered with thick forests, is also situated near Daltonganj.It is a popular summer resort known for its picturesque sunrise and sunset.…
