Columnar jointed volcano
Hegyestű ("Pointed Needle") is the remnant of a volcanic conduit in Hungary in which the lava has fractured into columns during cooling and shrinking to create this spectacular set of columns.
Taken on 14
September
2009
Submitted on 5 Mar 2012
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- Exact location (17.6475 E, 46.8894 N)
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Credit: György Hetényi (distributed via imaggeo.egu.eu)
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