Basalt columns - Iceland.org https://www.iceland.org Iceland Tours and Car Rentals Thu, 20 Jun 2024 15:09:15 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.4 https://www.iceland.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/128px-32x32.png Basalt columns - Iceland.org https://www.iceland.org 32 32 Basalt Columns in Iceland: Names, Facts, and Features https://www.iceland.org/geography/basalt-columns/ Thu, 20 Jun 2024 15:09:15 +0000 https://www.iceland.org/?p=5895 There are many defining characteristics of Iceland that make its unique geography stand out from any other country in the world. One of these geological structures is the basalt column formation made from hardened lava. It is a contraction of volcanic rock that hardens into a natural pillar as it cools. Basalt itself is a […]

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