Prismatic columns are formed when deep lava flows cool slowly, this causes shrinkage and the most popular form taken is hexagonal. The number of column sides does vary and some are almost square. These at Faial are the best structures available in which to observe and note this feature.
Faial is a civil parish in the Madeiran municipality of Santana located along the northern coast of the island of Madeira. The population in 2011 was 1,567, in an area of 24.03 km². Wikipedia Area: 22.6 km² Postal Code & Codex: 9230-059 Country Code & Fix Line: (+351) 291 XX XX XX Municipality: Santana Patron Saint: Nossa Senhora da Natividade
Prismatic columns are formed when deep lava flows cool slowly, this causes shrinkage and the most popular form taken is hexagonal. The number of column sides does vary and some are almost square. These at Faial are the best structures available in which to observe and note this feature.
ReplyDeleteInteresting! Can you give me the exact location on Madeira/Fajal?
ReplyDeleteFaial is a civil parish in the Madeiran municipality of Santana located along the northern coast of the island of Madeira. The population in 2011 was 1,567, in an area of 24.03 km². Wikipedia
ReplyDeleteArea: 22.6 km²
Postal Code & Codex: 9230-059
Country Code & Fix Line: (+351) 291 XX XX XX
Municipality: Santana
Patron Saint: Nossa Senhora da Natividade