C9545 : Basalt columns in the cliffs at Giant's Causeway

taken 14 years ago, 3 km from Dunseverick, Co Antrim, Northern Ireland

Basalt columns in the cliffs at Giant's Causeway
Basalt columns in the cliffs at Giant's Causeway
Around 50 to 60 million years ago, these columns were created by volcanic activity forcing molten basalt through chalk beds which formed these characteristic columns as it cooled, most columns are hexagonal.
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Date Taken
Saturday, 21 August, 2010   (more nearby)
Submitted
Friday, 22 May, 2020
Geographical Context
Coastal  Geological interest 
Primary Subject of Photo
Cliff 
Subject Location
Irish: geotagged! C 953 451 [100m precision]
WGS84: 55:14.6212N 6:30.1378W
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Irish: geotagged! C 952 451
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East-southeast (about 112 degrees)
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