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๐Ÿชจ Giant's Causeway and Causeway Coast

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๐Ÿชจ Giant's Causeway and Causeway Coast
Columnar basalt formations on County Antrim's northern coast, Northern Ireland


๐Ÿ• 3 min read ยท Updated 15 Jun 2026 at 06:34

UNESCOUNESCO World Heritage Site

๐Ÿ“Œ Fast Facts
  • Location: County Antrim, Northern Ireland
  • Columnar formations: Approximately 40,000 hexagonal basalt columns
  • Geological age: ~60 million years, Paleogene period
  • UNESCO inscription: 1986

The Giant's Causeway and Causeway Coast is a geological formation in County Antrim, Northern Ireland, comprising approximately 40,000 ...

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