List of places with columnar jointed volcanics

Notable columnar jointed volcanics

Africa

• Bugarama in Rusizi, Rwanda Columnar jointing in Rusizi district, Nzahaha Sector. This may have formed from contractional cooling of basaltic lavas.
• Foreke Quarry, Foreke Dachang, Cameroon
• Ikom Columnar Basalt in Cross River State, Nigeria
• Numan, Nigeria
• "Organ Pipes" near Twyfelfontein, Namibia
• Rochester Falls, Mauritius
• Seliana, Tunisia
• Isle de la Madeleine, Dakar, Senegal
• Lalibela, Ethiopia

Asia

Armenia

• Garni Gorge, Armenia
• Near Saint Sarkis Cathedral, Yerevan, Armenia

China (mainland)

• Heiyuhe Columnar Joints, Longchuan River & Black Fish River, Tengchong

Hong Kong

• Basalt Island area, Hong Kong; including High Island Reservoir area, Hong Kong; although the High Island Reservoir is not basalt but rhyolitic tuff, rich in potash feldspar and quartz phenocrysts.

India

• St. Mary's Island columnars near Malpe in Udupi district of Karnataka state.

• Kavadia Pahad columnars: Forest area near Bagli & Pipari village of Dewas District in Madhya Pradesh. The rock formation is at Kavadia Pahad which is a series of seven mountain ranges.
• Linga columnars: south of Chhindwara city.
• Narsinghpur columnar joints in Deccan Basalts near Narsinghpur.

• Bandivade columnars: found at Bandivade village bear Panhala in Kolhapur district of Maharashtra.
• Gilbert Hill columnars in Andheri suburb of Mumbai in Maharashtra
• Manmad columnars
• Muktagiri columnars jointing in basalt lava flows of Muktagiri section in Amravati district

• Adilabad district columnars.
• Borilalguda columnars: Found on a small hillock inside the reserve forest of Borilalguda village in Kerameri tehsil of Komaram Bheem Asifabad district.
• Medak district columnars
• Nizamabad district columnars
• Rangareddy district columnars

Indonesia

• Gunung Padang in West Java is also a manmade archaeological site.
• Gunung Kelud in West Java has basalt columns visible south of the crater lake.

Iran

• Maku, West Azerbaijan Province, Iran
• Mount Damavand, Iran
• Sarbisheh, Iran

Israel

• Meshushim River, Hexagons pool, Golan Heights,

Japan

• Natsudomari Peninsula, Hiranai, Aomori
• Kawazu 7 waterfalls area, Izu Peninsula, Shizuoka
• Tōjinbō, Mikuni, Fukui
• Genbudō, Toyooka, Hyōgo
• Takachiho-kyo gorge, Takachiho, Miyazaki
• Keya no Oto, Itoshima, Fukuoka
• Tatami-ishi, Kumejima, Okinawa

Malaysia

• In Teck Guan Cocoa Village and in Giram River, Kampung Balung Cocos Tawau, Sabah, Malaysia.

Mongolia

• Kharandaa Khad in Taishir district, on Zavkhan River

Philippines

• Dunsulan Falls in Mount Samat, Pilar, Bataan
• Bulingan Falls in Lamitan, Basilan

Russia

• Chukchi Peninsula in Chukotka Autonomous Okrug
• Cape Stolbchatiy, Kuril Islands, Russia

South Korea

• Jusangjeolli, Seogwipo, Jeju Island, South Korea

Taiwan

• Tongpan Basalt, Tongpan Island and Hujing Island, Penghu Islands
• The Whale Cave, on the seashore, in Penghu County

Thailand

• Mon Hin Kong, in a mountainous area of the Phi Pan Nam Range near Na Phun, Wang Chin District, Phrae Province, Thailand

Turkey

• Basalt Rocks Natural Monument, Boyabat, Sinop Province, Turkey

Vietnam

• Da Dia Cliff — The Cliff of Stone Plates, An Ninh Đông Village, Tuy An District, Phú Yên Province, Vietnam
• Yen Islet - An Hòa Village, Tuy An District, Phú Yên Province
• Vuc Hom Fall - An Lĩnh Village, Tuy An District, Phú Yên Province
• Vuc Song Fall - An Lĩnh Village, Tuy An District, Phú Yên Province
• Battle Fall - Vĩnh Sơn Village, Vĩnh Thạnh District, Bình Định Province
• Takon Citadel - K8, Vĩnh Sơn Village, Vĩnh Thạnh District, Bình Định Province

Europe

Croatia

• Rupnica, Papuk Nature Park UNESCO Global Geopark, Croatia

Czech Republic

• Panská skála, Kamenický Šenov, Czech Republic
• Zlatý vrch, Česká Kamenice, Czech Republic

Faroe Islands

• Froðba, Hov
• Hvalba and Trongisvágur, Suðuroy

France

• Thueyts, Jaujac and Fabras, Ardèche
• Saint-Flour, Cantal
• Chilhac
• Saint-Arcons
• Prades
• Saint-Clément
• Moulin-Béraud
• La Tour-d'Auvergne
• Bort-les-Orgues
• Scandola Nature Reserve, Corsica

Georgia

• Sioni, Mtskheta-Mtianeti, Georgia

Germany

• Linz am Rhein, Mendig, Mayen, Rhineland-Palatinate
• Hoher Hagen (Dransfeld), Lower Saxony
• Rhön, North Bavaria
• Stolpen, Saxony
• Hainewalde, Saxony, Phonolite columns
• Scharfenstein, Hesse
• Weiselberg, Saarland

Great Britain

• The islands of Canna, Eigg, and Muck, Scotland
• Cullernose Point, near Craster, Northumberland, England
• The northern part of the Isle of Skye, Scotland
• The Isle of Mull and the nearby beach of Morvern, Scotland
• Samson's ribs, Scotland
• Fingal's Cave and Staffa, Scotland
• Pen Anglas, Pembrokeshire, Wales
• Ulva, Scotland
• Cave Dale, Castleton, Peak District
• Dunbar Harbour

Greece

• Milos, Greece

Hungary

• Badacsony
• Bér
• Szanda
• Szilváskő
• Hegyestű
• Szent-György-hegy
• Gulács
• Haláp
• Hajagos
• Uzsa

Iceland

• Aldeyjarfoss, Þingeyjarsveit
• Borgarvirki
• Dverghamrar, Kirkjubæjarklaustur
• Gerðuberg
• Hellnahraun near Arnarstapi, Snæfellsbær
• Hljóðaklettar, Jökulsárgljúfur
• Kirkjugólf, Kirkjubæjarklaustur
• Kálfshamarsvík, Austur-Húnavatnssýsla
• Litlanesfoss, Fljótsdalshreppur
• Reynisdrangar and Reynisfjara, Vík í Mýrdal
• Stuðlagil, East of Iceland
• Svartifoss, Skaftafell

Northern Ireland

• Giant's Causeway, Northern Ireland

Italy

• Alcantara River Gorges, Sicily
• Capu Nieddu, Cuglieri, Sardinia
• Cuccureddu de Zeppara, Guspini, Sardinia
• Is Aruttas Santas, Villaurbana, Sardinia
• Cyclopean Isles, Sicily
• Motta Sant'Anastasia neck, Sicily
• The thrown stones, Lazio

Portugal

• Rocha dos Bordões cliffs, Flores, Azores
• Pico de Ana Ferreira, Porto Santo
• Penedo do Lexim, Mafra
• Ponta da Ajuda, Fenais da Ajuda, São Miguel island Ilha de São Miguel, Azores

Romania

• Coloanele de bazalt de la Racoș, Romania
• Thunderstruck Rocks (Detunatele), Romania

Slovakia

• Šomoška rock waterfall

Spain

• Punta Baja, Cabo de Gata-Níjar Natural Park, Andalusia
• Castellfollit de la Roca, Girona
• Fruiz, Biscay
• Pitón volcánico de Cancarix, Albacete
• Los Órganos, La Gomera, Canary Islands

Sweden

• Central Skåne Volcanic Province, Sweden

Ukraine

• Bazaltove, Ukraine

North and Central America

Canada

• North Mountain, Nova Scotia
• Grand Manan Island, New Brunswick
• Brandywine Falls Provincial Park, British Columbia
• Cardiff Mountain, Chilcotin Plateau, British Columbia
• Keremeos Columns, Keremeos, British Columbia
• Aberdeen Columns, Lavington, British Columbia
• Wells Gray Provincial Park, British Columbia
• Mount Edziza volcanic complex, British Columbia
• Level Mountain, British Columbia
• Teapot Mountain, Prince George, British Columbia
• Kelowna, British Columbia
• Devils Woodpile, British Columbia
• Tow Hill, British Columbia
• Rouyn-Noranda, Quebec
• Simpson Island, Lake Superior National Marine Conservation Area, Rossport, Ontario
• Miles Canyon, Whitehorse, Yukon

Costa Rica

• Bajo Rodriguez, San Lorenzo de San Ramon

El Salvador

• Cascada Los Tercios, Suchitoto
• Concepción waterfall, Aculco

Greenland

• Qeqertarsuaq, Disko Island

Guadeloupe

• Pain de sucre (sugar loaf) Îles des Saintes, Guadeloupe

Guatemala

• Chicovix, Quetzaltenango Department

Mexico

• Basaltic Prisms of Santa María Regla in Huasca de Ocampo, Hidalgo
• Salto de San Anton in Cuernavaca, Morelos
• Flor De La Vida Retreat in Mascota, Jalisco

Panama

• Los Ladrillos, Boquete

United States

• Akun Island, Alaska
• Block Mountain, Montana
• Boiling Pots, Hilo, Hawaii
• Cascade Range, Oregon, in Eugene and southeast of Molalla
• Columbia Plateau, Washington
• Columns of the Giants, Stanislaus National Forest, California
• Compton Peak in Shenandoah National Park, Virginia
• Devils Postpile National Monument, California
• Devils Tower National Monument, Wyoming
• Drumheller Channels National Natural Landmark, Washington
• Elk River Falls, Idaho
• Hughes Mountain, Missouri
• Hyalite Falls, Gallatin Mountain Range, Montana
• Whiterock Canyon, New Mexico, various cliffs and mesas from Otowi to Cochiti.
• Latourell Falls, Oregon
• Mount Tom, Massachusetts
• Machado Postpile, Amador County, California
• Palisades Sill, New Jersey and New York, along the Hudson River
• Paul Bunyan's Woodpile, Juab County, Utah
• Pinnacle Peak, King County, Washington
• Sheepeater Cliff & multiple other areas in Yellowstone National Park
• Hemlock Falls, First Watchung Mountain, South Mountain Reservation, South Orange, New Jersey
• South Puyallup River Campsite, Mount Rainier National Park, Washington
• Spokane, Washington
• Stanford Rock, Lake Tahoe, California
• Sweetwater Canyon, Madison County, Montana
• Toketee Falls, Oregon
• Turtleback Mountain, Moultonborough, New Hampshire
• Whatcom County, Washington

Oceania

Australia

• Bombo Latite, Bombo, New South Wales
• Narooma Basalt, Narooma, New South Wales
• Fingal Head, New South Wales
• Battery Rock Rest Area, Located on the Golden Highway, 15 kilometres southeast of Merriwa and 19 kilometres northwest of Sandy Hollow on the western side of the highway. NSW
• Sawn Rocks, Mount Kaputar National Park, New South Wales
• Glass House Mountains, Queensland
• Burleigh Head National Park, Queensland
• Mount Scoria Conservation Park, Thangool, Queensland
• Ben Lomond National Park, Tasmania
• Cape Raoul, Tasmania
• Ruined Castle, Falls Creek, Victoria
• Organ Pipes National Park, Victoria
• Barfold Gorge, Campaspe River, Victoria
• Black Point, D'Entrecasteaux National Park, Western Australia
• Wyalup-Rocky Point, Bunbury, Western Australia

Federated States of Micronesia

• Pwisehn Malek, Pohnpei, Caroline Islands

New Zealand

• Blackhead, Dunedin
• Bridal Veil Falls, Raglan
• Ohira Bay, Chatham Islands
• The Organ Pipes, Mount Cargill, Dunedin
• Paratahi Island, Auckland
• Second Beach, Dunedin
• Mount Somers / Te Kiekie, Canterbury

South America

• Ancud Volcanic Complex, Chile
• Mocho Volcano, Chile
• Pino Hachado Caldera, Neuquén Province, Argentina
• Pedras do Cambira, Apucarana, Brazil

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