Columnar basalt formations on the island of Staffa in the Inner Hebrdes, Scotland

Columnar basalt formations on the island of Staffa in the Inner Hebrdes, Scotland Stock Photo
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Tim Plowden / Alamy Stock Photo

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45.7 MB (5.8 MB Compressed download)

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4896 x 3264 px | 41.5 x 27.6 cm | 16.3 x 10.9 inches | 300dpi

Date taken:

4 June 2014

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Inner Hebrides, Scotland, United Kingdom

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Columnar basalt formations on the island of Staffa in the Inner Hebrdes. The island is entirely volcanic in origin some 55–58 million years ago.. Slow cooling of the layer of basalt resulted in a pattern of hexagonal columns.