Columnar Jointing

Connected Sites: 6

A system of fractures that splits a rock body into long prisms, or columns. It is characteristic of lava flows and shallow intrusive igneous flows.

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Connected Sites

Jeju
Jeju
Republic of Korea
Inscribed: 2007
3.53
152
10
Examples In The Hallasan Natural Reserve (Ab Review - " The Diverse Volcanic Landscape Includes A 1.6 Ha Lake-Filled Crater, 550 M In Diameter And 108 M Deep, A Younger (Circa 25,000 Years In Age) Intruded Trachyte Dome, And A Series Of Columnar Jointed Basalts Forming Prominent Cliffs" (The Best Examples On The Island Are At Jistagae Rock But This Is Not Within The Inscribed Area)
Giant's Causeway
Giant's Causeway
United Kingdom
Inscribed: 1986
3.63
312
11
Yellowstone
Yellowstone
United States of America
Inscribed: 1978
4.48
294
12
Sheepeater Cliff (And Others)
See Volcanoes.Usgs.Gov
Gulf of Porto
Gulf of Porto
France
Inscribed: 1983
3.25
71
3
Scandola Nature Reserve
See En.Wikipedia.Org
Nan Madol
Nan Madol
Micronesia
Inscribed: 2016
3.34
19
6
Nan Madol Was Built Using Columnar Basalt Quarried From Various Locations On The Island Of Pohnpei (Wiki)
Vatnajökull National Park
Vatnajökull National Park
Iceland
Inscribed: 2019
4.14
211
7
Svartifoss