Basalt Vertical Columns

Columnar jointed volanics exist on many places on earth. Whilst this picture is not quite on the same scale, the most famous basalt flow in the world, is the Giant’s Causeway, on the Northern coast of Ireland. This picture, I saw whilst travelling across the countryside in Europe on my last holiday. The basalt formations have vertical joins forming polygonal columns, this gives the impression that they are artificially created and create a great landscape

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