page_title: List of places with columnar jointed volcanics
section_title: West Asia
hierarchical_section_title: List of places with columnar jointed volcanics / Notable columnar jointed volcanics / West Asia
caption_attribution_description: English: Basalt Columns in en:Boyabat, en:Sinop Province , en:Turkey (Black Sea Region). These columns are all hexagonal in shape.
context_page_description: Columnar jointed volcanic rocks exist in many places on Earth. Perhaps the most famous basalt lava flow in the world is the Giant's Causeway in Northern Ireland, in which the vertical joints form polygonal columns and give the impression of having been artificially constructed.
context_section_description: Armenia
  Garni Gorge, Armenia
  Near Saint Sarkis Cathedral, Yerevan, Armenia
  Turkey
  Basalt Rocks Natural Monument, Boyabat, Sinop Province, Turkey
caption: Vertically jointed columnar basalt of Basalt Rocks Natural Monument in Turkey.
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