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Geology meets geometry

Svartifoss waterfall in Iceland features smooth hexagon-shaped basalt columns.

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Geology meets geometry

Svartifoss waterfall in Iceland features hexagon-shaped basalt columns, formed by columnar joints in cooling lava, with cracks averaging out to near-perfect hexagons.

#GeologyMeetsGeometry #IcelandicLandscapes #ColumnarJoints

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