Millions of years old rare basalt columns in northern Turkey is among the most popular tourist destinations of the culturally-rich country since it opened to visitors last year. Along the Guzelcehisar ...

Giant's Causeway in Northern Ireland features around 40,000 exposed polygonal columns of basalt in perfect horizontal sections. Chris Hill/Photodisc via Getty Images The reason patterns often appear ...

This collection of basalt columns was recorded in a canyon north of Molokai, at a depth of just over a mile, according to Nautilus Live Ocean Exploration Trust. YouTube video screengrab Newly recorded ...

Climbing has been baned on the famous basalt columns in Armenia including Arpa Gorge and Garni Gorge. Up until recently one used to climb on some truly unique rock in Armenia, up hexagonal basalt ...

Sometimes natural processes can create surprisingly complex and regular patterns, fooling some into thinking they discovered the artifacts of a lost civilization. One striking example of such ...

VANTAGE, Wash. — Walls of basalt, from the Royal Columns above the Tieton River west of Naches to the endless array on the Grant County bluffs overlooking the Columbia River, make Central Washington a ...

Hundreds of rare basalt columns resulting from lava flows that crystalized as they cool have been found in northwestern Turkey, creating a stunning landscape of geometric shapes jutting out of the ...

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