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The Giant's Causeway (Irish: Clochán an Aifir) [1] is an area of approximately 40,000 interlocking basalt columns, the result of an ancient volcanic fissure eruption. [3] [4] It is located in County Antrim on the north coast of Northern Ireland, about three miles (4.8 km) northeast of the town of Bushmills.
The Giant's Causeway Tramway, operated by the Giant's Causeway, Portrush and Bush Valley Railway & Tramway Company Ltd, was a pioneering 3 ft (914 mm) narrow gauge electric railway operating between Portrush and the Giant's Causeway. 9 + 1 ⁄ 4 miles (14.9 km) long, it was hailed at its opening as "the first long electric tramway in the world ...
Basalt columns seen on Porto Santo Island, Portugal. Columnar jointing of volcanic rocks exists in many places on Earth. Perhaps the most famous basalt lava flow in the world is the Giant's Causeway in Northern Ireland, in which the vertical joints form polygonal columns and give the impression of having been artificially constructed.
Bushmills (From Irish Muileann na Buaise [1] ⓘ) is a village on the north coast of County Antrim, Northern Ireland.Bushmills had a population of 1,247 in the 2021 Census.It is located 60 miles (97 km) from Belfast, 11 miles (18 km) from Ballycastle and 9 miles (14 km) from Coleraine.
Dunseverick Castle is situated in County Antrim, Northern Ireland, near the small village of Dunseverick and the Giant's Causeway.Dunseverick Castle and earthworks are Scheduled Historic Monuments in the townland of Feigh, in Causeway coast and Glens district council, at grid ref: C9871 4467.
Map of Egypt showing the location of the Heptastadion. Location: Alexandria: Region: Egypt: Coordinates ... was a giant causeway, often referred to as a mole [1] ...
Bedrock geological map of Ireland. ... both at a latitude of around 80° South, ... An area of particular note is the Giant's Causeway on the north coast, ...
Date/Time Thumbnail Dimensions User Comment; current: 13:29, 25 November 2017: 10,661 × 6,518 (45.03 MB): GiorgioGaleotti: Fixed more junction lines in the panorama.