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unusual facts about columnar basalt



Cape Stolbchaty

Cape Stolbchaty is the cape at east shore of Kunashir Island, and place in the state of Sakhalin, Russia is famous for its columnar basalt formations, which are strikingly similar to the Giant's Causeway in County Antrim in Northern Ireland.

Crooked River Gorge

The upper part of the Crooked River Gorge, which are also popular among climbers, are made of columnar basalt cliffs eroded by the Crooked River since the Newberry volcanic eruption 1.2 million years ago.


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Tvøroyri

Froðba has columnar basalt along the road, a famous poet Poul F. Joensen had his home in Froðba, and there is a monument there to honour him.