The Giant's Causeway, a dramatic coastal formation composed of roughly 40,000 interlocking basalt columns created by ancient volcanic fissure eruptions, is located in which region?
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: B. Northern Ireland
- Step 1: The Giant's Causeway lies on the coast of County Antrim in Northern Ireland, formed approximately 50 to 60 million years ago during the Paleocene epoch.
- Step 2: Associated in Irish folklore with the giant Finn McCool building a path across the sea to Scotland, it was inscribed by UNESCO in 1986.
Answer
Northern Ireland
Why not the others: 'Scotland' Scotland hosts Fingal's Cave on the Isle of Staffa and St. Kilda; 'Wales' Wales is home to the castles of King Edward I and the Slate Landscape; 'Republic of Ireland' The Republic of Ireland contains the monastic island of Skellig Michael and Brú na Bóinne.
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