Because it is surrounded by flood plains, there is nowhere else for it expand, except into the sky.
It is surrounded by rivers on three sides making it a natural fortress.
Otavalo has a reputation as a party town , but it is surrounded by stunning mountains that are considered sacred by indigenous traditions.
It is surrounded by rays of ejecta that stretch across much of the southern lunar hemisphere, indicating the violence of the impact that formed it.
But it is surrounded by extremely viable competitors on multiple fronts.
It is surrounded by corrugated iron fences, its sprawling complex - often used by non-Ahmadi neighbours on Sundays for badminton or football - closed off to everyone.
It is surrounded by an oak pergola and pavilion which bears the words: "Grief is the price we pay for love", part of a message from the Queen read out at a New York remembrance service one week after the attacks.
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It is easily accessible from Pokhara, and even though it is at a lower altitude than Imja, it is still not surrounded by human habitation and thus, not polluted.
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It is a valley surrounded by mountains many of which are always covered with clean white snow.
Armenia chooses to ally with Russia simply because the country in an almost laughably awful position: it is almost entirely surrounded by Iran, Turkey, and Azerbaijan.
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Some 290 miles long and 85 miles wide with a long border on the Mediterranean, it is surrounded on land by Egypt, Jordan, Syria and Lebanon.
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Yet inside its wooded grounds, it is hard to believe that the complex is surrounded by bustling traffic and neon-lit towers.
In his rustic home tucked between orange and avocado groves, Cunningham wearily recalls wrangling with Roski over an odd 1, 200-acre piece of unincorporated land known as the "donut hole" because it is surrounded on all sides by Redlands.
It is a pleasure to be surrounded by so many talented, accomplished women.
Smoking in many countries is not banned, but if you are surrounded by non-smokers, it is inconsiderate to light up.
It is a very old plant, surrounded by the Thames on one side and housing estates on the other.
Number five is currently surrounded by scaffolding and is out of bounds because it is unsafe.
Now in a very mature U.S. market, Wal-Mart, while it remains the biggest and the toughest, is surrounded by competitors who can stick up for themselves, none more so than Kroger ( KR).
Martin Siegert points out that the water in the drill head will only be a few degrees above 0C as it enters the lake - it inevitably cools as it flows 3km down into a hole that is surrounded by ice at -35C.
Although Bethlehem is surrounded by a separation wall, it's open for everyone to come and celebrate Christmas here.
It is something to see, people simply sitting, surrounded by rebels and Ethiopian soldiers, waiting to be fed.
It is made of endless stretches of empty dirt roads surrounded by forests, mountains, glaciers and lakes, with scenic villages, free campsites and hot springs along the way.
Surrounded by the plunging clifftop views, it is not difficult to imagine biblical kings and prophets panting their way up the slopes -- although it is more likely you will meet a battered truck laden with tomatoes grumbling up the steep inclines.
It is in places like Gorazde -- a Muslim enclave almost surrounded by the Serb Republic -- that the need for cooperation between all sides becomes even more crucial.
The Grand Marina is surrounded by offices and conference space, making it an especially convenient place for business travelers, such as those expected to attend the Forum Barcelona 2004, a social and cultural exhibition scheduled to run May 9 to Sept. 26.
The Aspen Pitkin Co. airport is surrounded by high mountains on three sides, so it is in something of a box canyon.
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