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Giant's Causeway and Causeway Coast: The Giant's Causeway is one of the geological wonders of the world. This fascinating landscape of about 40.000 massive basalt columns is rising out of the sea on the north coast of Northern Ireland close to the small village of Bushmills in County Antrim. The Giant's Causeway is the result of a volcanic eruption some 60 million years ago, the basaltic lava cooled rapidly, it contracted and cracked to form mainly hexagonal columns. The Giant's Causeway consists of three small peninsulas: the Little Causeway, the Middle Causeway and Grand Causeway. The Grand Causeway is the largest and the most impressive part of the Giant's Causeway. A pathway leads around the Causeway Coast along basalt formations known as 'Finn McCool's Organ' and the 'Chimney Tops'. The Cliff Path Walk offers the most spectacular views over the Giant's Causeway and the Causeway Coast. The hexagonal basalt columns of the Giant's Causeway are not unique. Similar basalt structures exist in several places in the world, such as the Svartifoss waterfall in the Skaftafell National Park on Iceland, but these are not as impressing as the Giant's Causeway. The Giant's Causeway and Causeway Coast gained the status as a UNESCO World Heritage in 1986, it is a natural UNESCO World Heritage Site. World Heritage Art: Giant's Causeway Photo Art: Darkness Falls over Giant's Causeway

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   The Giant's Causeway and the Causeway Coast: The Giant's Causeway is one of the geological wonders of the world. This breathtaking landscape of around 40.000 massive basalt columns is situated on the north coast of Northern Ireland close to Bushmills in County Antrim. Nowadays, the Giant's Causeway is the most popular tourist attraction in Northern Ireland. The Giant's Causeway and the Causeway Coast gained the status as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1986.

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   Giant's Causeway and Causeway Coast: The unique columns of the Giant's Causeway. From the car park at the Visitor Centre, a shuttle bus runs along the coast to the Giant's Causeway, it is also possible to walk on your own to the Giant's Causeway, there are various hiking trails along the Causeway Coast, they offer the most stunning views. The Causeway Coast Trail is considered one of the most scenic coastal walks in Europe.

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   Giant's Causeway and Causeway Coast: Solidified lava formation along the Causeway Coast. The Giant's Causeway is the result of a volcanic eruption around sixty million years ago, the basaltic lava cooled, contracted and cracked to form mainly hexagonal columns, but there are also some basalt columns with four, five, seven or even more sides. The Giant's Causeway is recognized as a geological wonder of nature.

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   Giant's Causeway and Causeway Coast: The hexagonal columns of the Middle Causeway. The basalt columns of the Giant's Causeway are disappearing into the Atlantic Ocean and appeare again around Fingal's Cave, a sea cave on the uninhabited Scottish Island of Staffa. The Giant's Causeway is the result of a volcanic eruption some sixty million years ago. The Giant's Causeway is one of the natural UNESCO World Heritage Sites.

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   Giant's Causeway and Causeway Coast: The tops of the columns form an interlocking pattern of 'stepping stones', it is allowed to walk on the unique hexagonal basalt 'stepping stones' of the Giant's Causeway. The Giant's Causeway first attracted widespread attention in 1692 when the Bishop of Derry visited the site. The Giant's Causeway became a popular tourist attraction for wealthy people in the 19th century. 

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   Giant's Causeway and Causeway Coast: The basalt columns of the Middle Causeway. The Giant's Causeway is the result of a volcanic eruption some 60 million years ago, when the lava flowed onto the Earth's surface, cooled and solidified, creating the characteristic basalt columns. The Giant's Causeway consists of three small peninsulas of basalt columns, the Little Causeway, the Middle Causeway and the most impressive Grand Causeway.

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   Giant's Causeway and Causeway Coast: The Middle Causeway. The hexagonal basalt columns of the Giant's Causeway are not unique, similar basalt structures exist in many other places in the world, such as the basalt formations on Grimsey, a small Icelandic island located in the Atlantic Ocean north of Iceland, and at the Svartifoss waterfall in the Skaftafell National Park on Iceland, but these are not as impressing as the Giant's Causeway.

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   Giant's Causeway and Causeway Coast: These free standing iconoc basalt columns of the Giant's Causeway, known as the 'Chimney Tops' or the 'Chimney Stacks', are a striking feature of the Giant's Causeway. The elongated basalt columns were formed by volcanic eruption and erosion. The Giant's Causeway was named the fourth greatest natural wonder in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.

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   Giant's Causeway and Causeway Coast: The Middle Causeway and Grand Causeway. The Giant's Causeway is the result of a volcanic eruption some 60 million years ago, the basaltic lava cooled rapidly and contracted. This contraction created tension at the surface, leading to the formation of cracks. The cracks grew downwards from the cooling surface and created mainly hexagonal columns. The hexagonal shape minimized the stension at the surface. 

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    Giant's Causeway and Causeway Coast: The Amphitheatre viewpoint offers a breathtaking view of the Atlantic Ocean and the unique basalt formations of the 'Chimney Tops' or the 'Chimney Stacks'. A pathway leads around the Causeway Coast to a basalt formation called 'Finn McCool's Organ'. The fascinating landscape of the Giant's Causeway is rising out of the Atlantic Ocean on the north coast of Northern Ireland.

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    Giant's Causeway and Causeway Coast: A small part of the Giant's Causeway, behind the Giant's Causeway lies Aird's Snout, Port Noffer and the Great Stookan, the headland to the west of the Giant's Causeway. The Giant's Causeway is situated at the foot of the basalt cliffs and stretches along the Causeway Coast for more than five kilometres. The Giant's Causeway and Causeway Coast were inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List in 1986.

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    Giant's Causeway and Causeway Coast: A view of the Giant's Causeway from the Red Trail, the Cliff Path Walk, in the upper part of the photo the Grand Causeway, the Middle Causeway and Little Causeway in front of it. A section of the red trail is permanently closed due to erosion. The Giant's Causeway is situated on the north coast of Northern Ireland. The Giant's Causeway and Causeway Coast is the only World Heritage in Northern Ireland.

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    Giant's Causeway and Causeway Coast: A view of the Grand Causeway from above. The Giant's Causeway consists of three small peninsulas, the Grand Causeway, Middle Causeway and Little Causeway, stretching out into the Atlantic Ocean. The Grand Causeway is the largest and most impressive part of the Giant's Causeway. The Giant's Causeway is composed of approximately 40,000 massive basalt columns. The columns are mainly hexagonal in shape.

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    Giant's Causeway and Causeway Coast: An amazing sunset at the Great Stookan, the coast west of the Giant's Causeway. The Great Stookan is a free standing basalt rock on a hillside, between Portnaboe and Port Granny. There are a number of hiking trails along the Causeway Coast, such as the Red Trail, Yellow Trail and Blue Trail, it is an enjoyable walk to the Amphitheatre viewpoint and to the top of the Shepherd's Steps.

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    Giant's Causeway and Causeway Coast: Sunset at Port Granny on the Causeway Coast, viewed from the clifftop walk. Port Granny is renowned for its dramatic coastal scenery. The Red Trail at the Giant's Causeway is a clifftop walk with breathtaking views over the Giant's Causeway, the coast and Atlantic Ocean. The Giant's Causeway and Causeway Coast were declared a UNESCO World Heritage in 1986.