Sentence examples for ridge off from inspiring English sources

In August a scientific expedition from Denmark set out to gather seismic data and map the seabed below the icebound Lomonosov Ridge, off Greenland.

At one point, the advance carried the rebels past a Qaddafi mortar position just behind a short, steep ridge off the road.

The discovery altered views about many of Earth's fundamental processes and led to researchers' finding vents at other sites, including those on the Juan de Fuca Ridge off the Northwest coast of the United States.

Crustacean Colonies Deep-ocean hydrothermal vent fields like those in the Juan de Fuca Ridge off the Pacific Northwest coast are hospitable places, the hot, mineral-rich waters giving rise to a diverse community of organisms, including crustaceans and worms.

For example, research has shown that a "dipole" has formed in the atmosphere over North America, with a high pressure ridge off the west coast, and a low pressure trough over the central and eastern portion of the continent.

At two other developments, Southwinds, off Route 153, and Windswept Ridge, off Old Dobbin Road in Ivoryton, seven houses are available at each, at prices ranging from $320,000 to $550,000.

Behind Cranford and Clarens a steep slope along the ridge fell off to the valley below.

When the men went to check on the damage, a huge chunk of the ridge sheared off, likely overwhelming them.

A population evolved 12 14 ridges, splitting off from and replacing the earlier type, becoming M. meridionalis.

On top of all that, there's the apparent strengthening of high pressure ridges off the coast, pushing rain storms around California.

In short, it appears that humans are contributing to the strength of high pressure ridges off California's coast, which will tend to reduce the amount of precipitation in the state.