Giants Causeway, Giant's Causeway, Causeway Coast, Antrim Coast, County Antrim. Northern Ireland, volcanic, basalt, tourism, tourist attraction, coastal, Irish, coastline, Hexagonal, Basalt, Rock Formations, World Heritage Site, Ireland
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The Giants Causeway is a World Heritage Site on the north Antrim coast of Northern Ireland. Formed by volcanic activity its natural features include hexagonal basalt rock formations. The Causeway is located about three miles from Bushmills.
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The Giant's Causeway, renowned for its polygonal columns of layered basalt, is the only World Heritage Site in Northern Ireland. Resulting from a volcanic eruption 60 million years ago, this is the focal point of a designated Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty and has attracted visitors for centuries. It harbours a wealth of local and natural history. The formation of the Giant's Causeway was due to intense volcanic activity. Lava welling up through fissures in the chalk bed formed a "lava plateau". Three periods of volcanic activity gave rise to the Lower, Middle and Upper Basalts, and it's the Middle Basalt rock which forms the famous amphitheatres of hexagonal columns in the Causeway.
The Giant's Causeway, renowned for its polygonal columns of layered basalt, is the only World Heritage Site in Northern Ireland. Resulting from a volcanic eruption 60 million years ago, this is the focal point of a designated Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty and has attracted visitors for centuries. It harbours a wealth of local and natural history. The formation of the Giant's Causeway was due to intense volcanic activity. Lava welling up through fissures in the chalk bed formed a "lava plateau". Three periods of volcanic activity gave rise to the Lower, Middle and Upper Basalts, and it's the Middle Basalt rock which forms the famous amphitheatres of hexagonal columns in the Causeway.
The Giant's Causeway, renowned for its polygonal columns of layered basalt, is the only World Heritage Site in Northern Ireland. Resulting from a volcanic eruption 60 million years ago, this is the focal point of a designated Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty and has attracted visitors for centuries. It harbours a wealth of local and natural history. The formation of the Giant's Causeway was due to intense volcanic activity. Lava welling up through fissures in the chalk bed formed a "lava plateau". Three periods of volcanic activity gave rise to the Lower, Middle and Upper Basalts, and it's the Middle Basalt rock which forms the famous amphitheatres of hexagonal columns in the Causeway.
The Giant's Causeway, renowned for its polygonal columns of layered basalt, is the only World Heritage Site in Northern Ireland. Resulting from a volcanic eruption 60 million years ago, this is the focal point of a designated Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty and has attracted visitors for centuries. It harbours a wealth of local and natural history. The formation of the Giant's Causeway was due to intense volcanic activity. Lava welling up through fissures in the chalk bed formed a "lava plateau". Three periods of volcanic activity gave rise to the Lower, Middle and Upper Basalts, and it's the Middle Basalt rock which forms the famous amphitheatres of hexagonal columns in the Causeway.
The Giant's Causeway, renowned for its polygonal columns of layered basalt, is the only World Heritage Site in Northern Ireland. Resulting from a volcanic eruption 60 million years ago, this is the focal point of a designated Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty and has attracted visitors for centuries. It harbours a wealth of local and natural history. The formation of the Giant's Causeway was due to intense volcanic activity. Lava welling up through fissures in the chalk bed formed a "lava plateau". Three periods of volcanic activity gave rise to the Lower, Middle and Upper Basalts, and it's the Middle Basalt rock which forms the famous amphitheatres of hexagonal columns in the Causeway.
The Giant's Causeway, renowned for its polygonal columns of layered basalt, is the only World Heritage Site in Northern Ireland. Resulting from a volcanic eruption 60 million years ago, this is the focal point of a designated Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty and has attracted visitors for centuries. It harbours a wealth of local and natural history. The formation of the Giant's Causeway was due to intense volcanic activity. Lava welling up through fissures in the chalk bed formed a "lava plateau". Three periods of volcanic activity gave rise to the Lower, Middle and Upper Basalts, and it's the Middle Basalt rock which forms the famous amphitheatres of hexagonal columns in the Causeway.
The Giant's Causeway, renowned for its polygonal columns of layered basalt, is the only World Heritage Site in Northern Ireland. Resulting from a volcanic eruption 60 million years ago, this is the focal point of a designated Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty and has attracted visitors for centuries. It harbours a wealth of local and natural history. The formation of the Giant's Causeway was due to intense volcanic activity. Lava welling up through fissures in the chalk bed formed a "lava plateau". Three periods of volcanic activity gave rise to the Lower, Middle and Upper Basalts, and it's the Middle Basalt rock which forms the famous amphitheatres of hexagonal columns in the Causeway.
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Giants Causeway, Ireland, rock, geology, World Heritage Site, Hexagon, hexagonal shape, basalt, polygonal columns , tourist attraction, North Antrim, Northern Ireland, 8th wonder of the world, 1693, Royal Society , Sir Richard Bulkeley, a fellow of Trinity College, Dublin, Scientific Interest, ASSI, Area of Special Scientific Interest, National Trust, Moyle District Council, Finn MacCool, Benandonner, North Channel, Irish Sea, Port Noffer , VOICE 093
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giants causeway, Ireland, rock, geology, world heritage site, hexagon, hexagonal shape, basalt, polygonal columns, tourist attraction, north Antrim, northern Ireland, 8th wonder of the world, 1693, royal society, sir Richard bulkeley, a fellow of trinity college, Dublin, scientific interest, assi, area of special scientific interest, national trust, Moyle district council, finn maccool, benandonner, north channel, Irish sea, port noffer, voice 093; tourists;
giants causeway, Ireland, rock, geology, world heritage site, hexagon, hexagonal shape, basalt, polygonal columns, tourist attraction, north Antrim, northern Ireland, 8th wonder of the world, 1693, royal society, sir Richard bulkeley, a fellow of trinity college, Dublin, scientific interest, assi, area of special scientific interest, national trust, Moyle district council, finn maccool, benandonner, north channel, Irish sea, port noffer, voice 093; tourists;
giants causeway, Ireland, rock, geology, world heritage site, hexagon, hexagonal shape, basalt, polygonal columns, tourist attraction, north Antrim, northern Ireland, 8th wonder of the world, 1693, royal society, sir Richard bulkeley, a fellow of trinity college, Dublin, scientific interest, assi, area of special scientific interest, national trust, Moyle district council, finn maccool, benandonner, north channel, Irish sea, port noffer, voice 093; tourists;
Giants Causeway, Ireland, rock, geology, World Heritage Site, Hexagon, hexagonal shape, basalt, polygonal columns , tourist attraction, North Antrim, Northern Ireland, 8th wonder of the world, 1693, Royal Society , Sir Richard Bulkeley, a fellow of Trinity College, Dublin, Scientific Interest, ASSI, Area of Special Scientific Interest, National Trust, Moyle District Council, Finn MacCool, Benandonner, North Channel, Irish Sea, Port Noffer , VOICE 093
giants causeway, Ireland, rock, geology, world heritage site, hexagon, hexagonal shape, basalt, polygonal columns, tourist attraction, north Antrim, northern Ireland, 8th wonder of the world, 1693, royal society, sir Richard bulkeley, a fellow of trinity college, Dublin, scientific interest, ASSI, area of special scientific interest, national trust, Moyle district council, Finn MacCool, benandonner, north channel, irish sea, port noffer, voice 093
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Giants causeway on the north Antrim coast of Northern Ireland hexagonal shaped basalt rocks major tourist attraction blue sky rolling clouds breaking waves surf sea bemwat
Giants causeway on the north Antrim coast of Northern Ireland hexagonal shaped basalt rocks major tourist attraction blue sky rolling clouds breaking waves surf sea bemwat
Devils Postpile National Monument (Devil's Post Pile), nr Mammoth Lakes, western slopes of the Sierra Nevada, California, USA, geology, geological, one of world's finest examples of columnar basalt with column height of over 60 ft, formed by volcanic lava cooling at uniform rate, columns have 3-7 sides, similar formations found at Giant's Causeway (Giants Causeway, N Ireland) and Fingal's Cave (Fingal, Fingals, Scotland) (larger 31MB tif file available on request)
Devils Postpile National Monument (Devil's Post Pile), nr Mammoth Lakes, western slopes of the Sierra Nevada, California, USA, geology, geological, one of world's finest examples of columnar basalt with column height of over 60 ft, formed by volcanic lava cooling at uniform rate, columns have 3-7 sides, similar formations found at Giant's Causeway (Giants Causeway, N Ireland) and Fingal's Cave (Fingal, Fingals, Scotland) (larger 31MB tif file available on request)
The Giants Causeway near Bushmills in Northern Ireland is a popular attraction for visitors. It is an array of vertical basaltic columns derived from a volcanic eruption in the Tertiary period. It is seen here from the west, with a swarm of visitors.
