The Giant's Causeway, famous for its basalt columns, is on the coast of which part of the UK?
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: D. County Antrim, Northern Ireland
- Step 1: The Giant's Causeway is "located in County Antrim on the north coast of Northern Ireland", made of about 40,000 interlocking basalt columns formed "around 50 to 60 million years ago". Answer: County Antrim, Northern Ireland. Why not the others: Pembrokeshire is in Wales, not Northern Ireland; Skye is in Scotland, not Northern Ireland; Cornwall is in England, not Northern Ireland.
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