Giant's Causeway
Also known as Giants' Causeway, Giants Causeway, Gyants Cawsway, Gyants Causey
rock formation on the Antrim coast of Northern Ireland
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The Giant's Causeway is a rock formation located on the coast of Antrim in Northern Ireland, made up of thousands of closely packed basalt columns that create a distinctive geometric pattern. It is a striking natural geological feature that has drawn attention and curiosity from visitors for centuries.
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The Giant's Causeway (Irish: Clochán an Aifir or Clochán na bhFomhórach) is an area of approximately 40,000 interlocking basalt columns, the result of an ancient volcanic fissure eruption, part of the North Atlantic Igneous Province active in the region during the Paleogene period. 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.
It was declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1986 and a national nature reserve by the Department of the Environment for Northern Ireland in 1987. In a 2005 poll of Radio Times readers, the Giant's Causeway was named the fourth-greatest natural wonder in the United Kingdom.
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1986 establishments in the United KingdomColumnar basalts of the United KingdomExtinct volcanismFenian CycleFirst 100 IUGS Geological Heritage SitesGeology of Northern IrelandGeomythsGeotourism in the United KingdomLandforms of County AntrimNational Trust properties in Northern IrelandNatural history museums in Northern IrelandNature reserves in Northern Ireland