Sentence examples for pristine territory from inspiring English sources

In the 1930s, the Galapagos Islands off the coast of Ecuador, famed for Darwin's expedition, were thought of as the last great pristine territory, unspoiled by human habitation.

Ravishing views of glacial lakes, snowy peaks and immense green valleys make it easy to see why Kashmiris, other Indians and Pakistanis have long vied to control this pristine territory.

Josie looks at the wide reaches of pristine territory and thinks: "It invited the weary and homeless like herself, her worthy children… uncountable millions of unpopulated acres, and so many empty homes like this, waiting to take in the desperate travellers of the world".

The photographer, best known for his painterly portraits of migrant communities and manual workers, decided to document the world's pristine territories – areas untainted by the brutal grind of industry, exploitation and modern life.

So the Central American is outside the frame of the photograph, sharing that pristine and deceptive territory with the object of Guyotat's gaze: an unknown woman armed only, for the moment, with her beauty.

Indonesian New Guinea offers not only the Raja Ampat islands – 40,000 sq km of marine territory whose pristine reef makes it a diving haven – but outstanding jungle adventures.

New York's restaurants sprawl across a vast territory, from the pristine precincts of the multicourse tasting menu to the gritty backwaters of the takeout joint.

Approaching the United Nations climate conference in Copenhagen, Guyana has offered to conserve all of its pristine rain forests — 75percentt of its territory — as part of a national economic development plan.

The Kichwa tribe on Sani Isla, who were using blowpipes two generations ago, said they are ready to fight to the death to protect their territory, which covers 70,000 hectares of pristine rainforest.

The islands, located north of the US Pacific territories of Guam and Saipan, are home to pristine black sand beaches and rare animal species that experts say would not survive the arrival of troops and their hardware.

The journals contain descriptions of the dismal territories of ice, but also moments of serene clarity in the most pristine of landscapes.