ðə lˈændskeɪp sɚɹˈaʊndɪŋ mˈoʊl lˈʊks mˈoːɹ lˈaɪk ðə hˈaɪ dˈɛzɚt ʌv ˌæɹɪzˈoʊnə ðˌænə lˈʌʃ tɹˈɑːpɪkəl ˈaɪlənd ðæt wʌz fˈɜːst dᵻskɹˈaɪbd tə jˌʊɹɹəpˈiənz baɪ kɹˈɪstəfɚ kəlˈʌmbəs.
The landscape surrounding Mole looks more like the high desert of Arizona than a lush tropical island that was first described to Europeans by Christopher Columbus.