Columnar Jointing

Connected Sites: 6

A system of fractures that splits a rock body into long prisms, or columns. It is characteristic of lava flows and shallow intrusive igneous flows.

Connected Sites

  • Jeju
    Jeju
    Republic of Korea
    Inscribed: 2007
    3.53
    152
    10
    Examples In The Hallasan Natural Reserve (Ab Review - " The Diverse Volcanic Landscape Includes A 1.6 Ha Lake-Filled Crater, 550 M In Diameter And 108 M Deep, A Younger (Circa 25,000 Years In Age) Intruded Trachyte Dome, And A Series Of Columnar Jointed Basalts Forming Prominent Cliffs" (The Best Examples On The Island Are At Jistagae Rock But This Is Not Within The Inscribed Area)
  • Yellowstone
    Yellowstone
    United States of America
    Inscribed: 1978
    4.48
    294
    12
    Sheepeater Cliff (And Others)
    See Volcanoes.Usgs.Gov
  • Vatnajökull National Park
    Vatnajökull National Park
    Iceland
    Inscribed: 2019
    4.10
    216
    7
    Svartifoss
  • Nan Madol
    Nan Madol
    Micronesia
    Inscribed: 2016
    3.34
    19
    7
    Nan Madol Was Built Using Columnar Basalt Quarried From Various Locations On The Island Of Pohnpei (Wiki)
  • Gulf of Porto
    Gulf of Porto
    France
    Inscribed: 1983
    3.23
    71
    4
    Scandola Nature Reserve
    See En.Wikipedia.Org
  • Giant's Causeway
    Giant's Causeway
    United Kingdom
    Inscribed: 1986
    3.63
    314
    11