Giant's Causeway - Wikipedia
WEBThe area is a haven for seabirds, such as fulmar, petrel, cormorant, shag, redshank, guillemot and razorbill, while the weathered rock formations host numerous plant types, including sea spleenwort, hare's-foot trefoil, vernal squill, sea fescue and frog orchid.
Giant’s Causeway | Location, History, Legend, & Facts
WEBAug 28, 2024 · Giant’s Causeway, promontory of basalt columns along 4 miles (6 km) of the northern coast of Northern Ireland. There are approximately 40,000 of these stone pillars, each typically with five to seven irregular sides, jutting out of the cliff faces as if they were steps creeping into the sea.
Giant's Causeway | National Geographic - YouTube
WEBAlong the coastal cliffs of Northern Ireland's coast is an unusual geological formation: Giant's Causeway. Subscribe: http://bit.ly/NatGeoSubscribe...more.
Giant's Causeway and Causeway Coast - UNESCO World …
WEBThe Giant’s Causeway and Causeway Coast is a spectacular area of global geological importance on the sea coast at the edge of the Antrim plateau in Northern Ireland. The most characteristic and unique feature of the site is the exposure of some 40,000 large, regularly shaped polygonal columns of basalt in perfect horizontal sections, forming ...
How Giant’s Causeway Formed Its Spectacular Array of Columns
WEBApr 17, 2018 · The spectacular columns of Giant’s Causeway in Northern Ireland look like an architectural marvel, but the formation is entirely natural. It developed between 50 to 60 million years ago when a ...
The Complete Guide to the Giant's Causeway - TripSavvy
WEBJul 18, 2019 · The stone pillars rising from the sea attract almost a million visitors every year who come to marvel at the incredible natural wonder. Know when to visit and find out how exactly the columns were created – here is the complete guide to the Giant’s Causeway in Northern Ireland.
Giant's Causeway | Northern Ireland - National Trust
WEB2 days ago · Discover rock formations steeped in Irish legends on the Blue Trail, a direct route of under a mile, leading directly to the world-famous stones of the Giant's Causeway. Activities Walking
Giant's Causeway - Ireland.com
WEBFlanked by the wild North Atlantic Ocean and a landscape of dramatic cliffs, the Giant's Causeway is a geological wonder and home to a wealth of history and legend. The 40,000 basalt stone columns left by volcanic eruptions 60 million years ago, has captured the imagination of all who see it.
How did the Giant's Causeway form? - BBC Science Focus …
WEBDiscover the amazing geological history of the Giant's Causeway, a natural wonder of hexagonal basalt columns in Northern Ireland. This article is part of the sciencefocusexplains series, where you can learn more about the world around you.
Giant’s Causeway | County Antrim, Northern Ireland | Attractions ...
WEBThis spectacular rock formation – Northern Ireland's only Unesco World Heritage site – is one of Ireland's most impressive and atmospheric landscape features, a vast expanse of regular, closely packed, hexagonal stone columns looking for all the world like the handiwork of giants.