The largest species are red alder ( A. rubra ) on the west coast of North America, and black alder ( A. glutinosa ), native to most of Europe and widely introduced elsewhere, both reaching over 30 m. By contrast, the widespread Alnus viridis ( green alder ) is rarely more than a 5 m tall shrub.

The lush, green vegetation along the Mediterranean coast and surrounding the Sea of Galilee in northern Israel and southern Syria stands in marked contrast to the arid landscape elsewhere.

During the Bronze Age the pattern of settlement at Mycenae was a fortified hill surrounded by hamlets and estates, in contrast to the dense urbanity on the coast ( cf.

Once common on the east coast, Emu are now uncommon ; by contrast, the development of agriculture and the provision of water for stock in the interior of the continent have increased the range of the Emu in arid regions, and it is of Least Concern for conservation.

In contrast to the cultivated west coast of the island, the eastern half is a mixture of freshwater lochs, moorland, bog and deeply indenting sea lochs.

In India, the Indian Coast Guard is armed forces of union, under ministry of defence and, in contrast with some coast guard units, resembles a naval coastal defence force.

In contrast to Cameron, who preferred to operate on the coast, Chute embarked on a series of aggressive forest operations, following Māori into their strongholds and storming pā.

In addition, at least on the Catalan coast where it is very common, in contrast to other asphodels, it shows an affinity for acidic soils, mainly schist.

* Draper Daniels, native, revived local " Morris Chronicle " weekly newspaper as a summer project, became a travelling salesman for Vick's and then an advertising executive who invented the " Jolly Green Giant ", " Marlboro Man " campaign and twin calves of Borden's Elsie cow, as well as promoting the idea of being able to travel coast to coast by train without changing coaches, illustrating in contrast that hogs could do it but not people.

On the west coast, in contrast, they are fewer but larger ; Kaipara Harbour is the country's largest, and the Hokianga Harbour, further north, is of historical significance to the native Māori people.

By contrast in the Weddell Sea off the coast of Antarctica near the edge of the ice pack, the effect of wind cooling is intensified by brine exclusion.

The sharp contrast in the cold Labrador current and the warm Gulf Stream, as well as the topographic nature of the Northeast, make the Mid-Atlantic and New England coast one of the most conducive areas in the world for nor ' easter formation.

The west coast, by contrast, has unusually soft water, derived mainly from mountain lakes fed by glaciers and snowmelt.

In contrast to a coast, a shore can border any body of water, while the coast must border an ocean ; that is, a coast is a type of shore.

In contrast, the term Wadden Islands is used for the entire archipelago, including the Danish-speaking Danish Wadden Sea Islands slightly further to the north on the western coast of Jutland.

In contrast to the volcanic landscape of the refuge, the Pacific coast of the protected area is characterised by rugged cliffs, bays, fjords, and streams.

Satakunta is characterized by a strong contrast of coast and inland areas.

By contrast, it mentions 29 new settlements mainly along the coast.

In contrast, maritime aviation is the operation of aircraft in a maritime role under the command of non-naval forces such as the former RAF Coastal Command or a nation's coast guard.

Katabasis, by contrast, is a trip from the interior down to the coast.

In contrast, the cenotes along the Caribbean coast of the Yucatán Peninsula ( within the state of Quintana Roo ) often provide access to extensive underwater cave systems, such as Sistema Ox Bel Ha, Sistema Sac Actun / Sistema Nohoch Nah Chich and Sistema Dos Ojos.

In contrast to the east side, the central and west neighborhoods originally contained many of the working class Germans who settled the town.

Raeder by contrast preferred to focus on defeating Britain before turning east.

In contrast to interior east Asia with its pronounced summer maximum, onshore winds ensure Sakhalin has year-round precipitation with a peak in the autumn.

It was derived from its location on the western side of the Yellow River, in contrast to the Liao ( 916 – 1125 ) and Jin ( 1115 – 1234 ) on its east, and the Song Dynasty in the south.

Thousand Lake Mountain and Boulder Mountain flank Rabbit Valley on the western end of the county, where beautiful forests contrast with the deserts to the east.

In contrast to the white cliffs at Dover further to the east, the cliffs at Folkestone are composed of Greensand and Gault Clay.

The location of Fredericktown at the border of the northeastern edge of the Ozark Mountains provides a sharp contrast in geography as one travels from east to west.

In contrast to some British towns and cities, the east side of the town is generally more affluent.

Jämtland has been linked to the lands west and east of itself, which has been in complete contrast to the competitive Dano-Norwegian and Swedish state's interest.

In North America, the populations seem to have been stable by contrast, except in the east.

In contrast to the big walls of Yosemite Valley, climbing at Tuolumne generally consists of short-to medium-length routes on eleven major domes and a number of minor ones, stretching from the Stately Pleasure Dome above Tenaya Lake to Lembert Dome on the east side of the Meadows.

In contrast to the mainly Protestant cantons of Vaud to its west and Bern to its east, the canton of Fribourg is a predominantly Roman Catholic enclave (, 70 %) with a Protestant minority ( 15 %).

" The Chinese reference was derived from the location of the empire on the western side of the Yellow River, in contrast to the Liao ( 916-1125 ) and Jin on its east.

In the east by contrast, Ukrainian and Belorussian peasants tilled for Polish landowners and no serious moves toward land redistribution were taken.

In stark contrast, the party barely won 1 % of the vote that year in the Alsatian department of Bas-Rhin and did poorly in the east of France, much more industrialized and much less agrarian.

In contrast to his predecessors Baldwin turned his attention to the east and north, leaving the southern part of his territory in the hands of his vassals the counts of Guînes, Hesdin, and St. Pol.

In contrast, the relatively flat and low-lying Indus delta is situated due east and south of the Sulaiman Mountains.

As one prominent journal has noted, al-Ḥākim has attracted the interest of modern historians more than any other member of the Fatimid dynasty because of ... " His eccentric character, the inconsistencies and radical shifts in his conduct and policies, the extreme austerity of his personal life, the vindictive and sanguinary ruthlessness of his dealing with the highest officials of his government coupled with an obsession to suppress all signs of corruption and immorality in public life, his attempted annihilation of Christians and call for the systematic destruction of all Christian holy places in the middle east culminating in the destruction of the most holy Church of the Resurrection in Jerusalem, his deification by a group of extremist Isma ' li missionaries who became the forerunners and founders of the Druze religion, all combine to contrast his reign sharply with that of any of his predecessors and successors and indeed of any Muslim ruler ....

Developments in the 20th century have produced a marked contrast between the environments in the east and west of the island.

The ‘ corpse within its grave ’ ( l. 8 ) in the next line is in contrast to the ‘ azure sister of the Spring ’ ( l. 9 ) – a reference to the east wind – whose ‘ living hues and odours ’ ( l. 12 ) evoke a strong contrast to the colors of the fourth line of the poem that evoke death.

US 6, in contrast, runs primarily east – west through southern New York.

In contrast, another tunnel through the Alps, the San Bernardino road tunnel in the canton of Graubünden farther east, is relatively uncongested and shorter, but the road taken on that expressway is longer than the direct route through the St. Gotthard tunnel.