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The Giant s Causeway is a man-made rock formation.

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The Giant s Causeway, in Northern Ireland, is a natural formation of about 40,000 hexagonal basalt columns, created by the solidification of lava about 60 million years ago. It is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

Source: National Geographic

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