The imposing Giant's Causeway, Bushmills, County Antrim, Northern Ireland, a famous UNESCO World Heritage Site.
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Giant's Causeway, Bushmills, County Antrim, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom, EuropeMore information:
The Giant's Causeway is an area of about 40, 000 interlocking basalt columns, the result of an ancient volcanic eruption.It is located in County Antrim on the northeast coast of Northern Ireland. It was declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1986, and a National Nature Reserve. In a 2005 poll of Radio Times readers, the Giant's Causeway was named as the fourth greatest natural wonder in the United Kingdom. The tops of the columns form stepping stones that lead from the cliff foot and disappear under the sea. Most of the columns are hexagonal, although there are also some with four, five, seven or eight sides. The tallest are about 12 meters (39 ft) high, and the solidified lava in the cliffs is 28 meters (92 ft) thick in places.