The third basalt-forming environment is a continental environment where a mantle plume or hotspot delivers enormous amounts of basaltic lava through the continental crust and up to Earth's surface. These eruptions can be from either vents or fissures.They have produced the largest basalt flows on the continents.t has a composition similar to gabbro. The difference between basalt and gabbro is that basalt is a fine-grained rock while gabbro is a coarse-grained rock. Basalt underlies more of Earth's surface than any other rock type. Most areas within Earth's ocean basins are underlain by basalt.
It's the hot bright sun beaming down on the white sand in the water. The sand in Bahamas is finer than most if not all United States Beach's therefor causing a reflection. Witch results in beautiful blue and clear water. Badreddine Chakaf.
In fact, The Bahamas have about 340 sunny days a year, and, according to astronauts, the clearest waters in the Caribbean region. Because of the tropical climate, you can fish, dive and snorkel year-round.You also can comfortably swim in the ocean, as water temperature in The Bahamas rarely dips below 72 degrees (22 degrees Celsius) near the shorelines.armed and cooled by the trade winds, the weather in The Bahamas Out Islands is always perfect for tropical vacation getaway. Temperatures in most of the Out Islands of The Bahamas linger between 70 and 80 degrees Fahrenheit, thanks to the constant gentle trade winds.