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Columnar basalt

Vikingbugt Inlet in Scoresby Sund, East Greenland has a great display of columnar basalt, formed when lava flows cool slowly and shrinks forming hexagonal cracks that can be dozens of feet long. There were some beautiful sweeping curves in this geological formation with the reddish colour of the rocks coming from iron.

lava flowcolumnar basalthexagonal columnszodiacfall vegetationVikingebugt InletScoresby SundEast Greenlandgeological formation

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  • Terry Allen

    on February 18, 2020

    Many thanks for the nice comments, Bill, Rick, Frank, Loyd, Judy, JohnC, Wayne, Judith, Kevin, Greg&Rose, Gene, God's Child, Linda, Howard, TruImages, Kirsten, John and Bruno!

  • Bruno Suignard

    on February 17, 2020

    WOW !! Very asthonishing rocks!!


    https://brunosuignard.smugmug.com/

  • John (300m)

    on February 13, 2020

    Awesome shot! I love the patterns and colors Terry

  • Kerstin Synwoldt

    on February 13, 2020

    forgot the stars - sorry^^

  • Kerstin Synwoldt

    on February 13, 2020

    Wow - it looks like a lot of bamboo sticks or something else... a stone forest

  • TruImages

    on February 13, 2020

    Very beautiful! I totally agree with Terry!

  • Terry Allen

    on February 13, 2020

    What happened to the Popular/Today format? Very difficult to figure out whose photo I'm looking at!

  • Howard's Photography

    on February 13, 2020

    Superb capture!

  • Lgood

    on February 13, 2020

    Wow, this is unbelievable for texture and patterns. I love the way this looks it's just fantastic! Great shot. 10 stars!

  • God's Child

    on February 12, 2020

    I glanced at this one during my break at work today but didn't have time to comment. The juxtaposition of those hexagonal columns and columnar basalt is amazingly visually interesting and a gorgeous sight to behold!

    My "Daily Photo" is here:

    https://godschild.smugmug.com/DailyPhotos/Daily-Dose-of-1-A-Day-2020/i-c6bXcFd/A

    2/12/2020

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