Columnar basalt formations on the island of Staffa in the Inner Hebrdes, Scotland
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Tim Plowden / Alamy Stock PhotoImage ID:
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4896 x 3264 px | 41.5 x 27.6 cm | 16.3 x 10.9 inches | 300dpiDate taken:
4 June 2014Location:
Inner Hebrides, Scotland, United KingdomMore information:
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.