Freezing rain - Mechanism. 1  Freezing rain is often associated with the approach of a warm front, when subfreezing air (temperatures at or below freezing) is trapped in the lowest levels of the atmosphere while warm air advects in aloft.
Aegean Sunset on the Island of Patmos. The book of Revelation makes many allusions to the sea, and the sound of water. Patmos is a rocky island off the west coast of Asia Minor in the Aegean Sea, about 37 miles southwest of Miletus.
1 Geographical terms: 2  The British Isles is a group of islands in the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Continental Europe. 3  It includes Ireland, Great Britain, the Isle of Man, Shetland, Orkney, and thousands of smaller islands. The Isle of Man is part of the British Isles, situated in the Irish Sea between Great Britain and Ireland. 2  The Channel Islands consist politically of two self-governing bailiwicks: the Bailiwick of Guernsey and the Bailiwick of Jersey.