List of places with columnar jointed volcanics
s exist in many places on Earth. Perhaps the most famous basalt lava flow in the world is the Giant's Causeway in Northern Ireland, in which the vertical joints form polygonal columns and give the impression of having been artificially constructed.
Notable columnar jointed volcanics
Africa
This may have formed from contractional cooling of basaltic lavas.- "Organ Pipes" near Twyfelfontein, Namibia
- Numan, Nigeria
- Seliana, Tunisia
- Rochester Falls, Mauritius
- Foreke quarry, Foreke Dachang, Cameroon
South Asia
- St. Mary's Island, Malpe
- Gilbert Hill, Andheri, Mumbai
- forest area of near Pipari village of Dewas district The rock formation is at Kavadia Pahad.
West Asia
- Garni Gorge, Armenia
- Near Saint Sarkis Cathedral, Yerevan, Armenia
- Basalt Rocks Natural Monument, Boyabat, Sinop Province, Turkey
Middle East
- Maku, West Azerbaijan Province, Iran
- Mount Damavand, Iran
- Sarbisheh, Iran
, Golan Heights, Israel
East Asia
;China- Heiyuhe Columnar Joints , Longchuan River & Black Fish River, Tengchong
- Basalt Island area, Hong Kong; including High Island Reservoir area, Hong Kong; although the High Island Reservoir is not basalt but rhyolitic tuff, rich in potash feldspar and quartz phenocrysts.
- Baigong pipes contain 30 percent ferric oxide and large amounts of silicon dioxide and calcium oxide
- Natsudomari Peninsula, Hiranai, Aomori
- Kawazu 7 waterfalls area, Izu Peninsula, Shizuoka
- Tōjinbō, Mikuni, Fukui
- Genbudō, Toyooka, Hyōgo
- Takachiho-kyo gorge, Takachiho, Miyazaki
- Keya no Oto, Itoshima, Fukuoka
- Tatami-ishi, Kumejima, Okinawa
;Mongolia
- Kharandaa Khad in Taishir district, on Zavkhan River
;Taiwan
- Tongpan Basalt, Tongpan Island and Hujing Island, Penghu Islands
- The Whale Cave, on the seashore, in Penghu County
- Jusangjeolli, Seogwipo, Jeju Island, South Korea
Southeast Asia
- Gunung Padang Megalithic Site in West Java is also a manmade archaelogical site.
, Malaysia
;Philippines
- Dunsulan Falls in Mount Samat, Pilar, Bataan
- Bulingan Falls in Lamitan, Basilan
- Mon Hin Kong, in a mountainous area of the Phi Pan Nam Range near Na Phun, Wang Chin District, Phrae Province, Thailand
city, Phú Yên Province, Vietnam
- Da Dia Cliff — The Cliff of Stone Plates, An Ninh Đông Village, Tuy An District, Phú Yên Province, Vietnam
- Yen Islet - An Hòa Village, Tuy An District, Phú Yên Province
- Vuc Hom Fall - An Lĩnh Village, Tuy An District, Phú Yên Province
- Vuc Song Fall - An Lĩnh Village, Tuy An District, Phú Yên Province
- Battle Fall - Vĩnh Sơn Village, Vĩnh Thạnh District, Bình Định Province
- Takon Citadel - K8, Vĩnh Sơn Village, Vĩnh Thạnh District, Bình Định Province
Central America
- Cascada Los Tercios, Suchitoto
Europe
- Froðba, Hov
- Hvalba and Trongisvágur, Suðuroy
- Thueyts, Jaujac and Fabras, Ardèche
- Saint-Flour, Cantal
- Chilhac
- Saint-Arcons
- Prades
- Saint-Clément
- Moulin-Béraud
- La Tour-d'Auvergne
- Bort-les-Orgues
- Scandola Nature Reserve, Corsica
- Linz am Rhein, Mendig, Mayen, Rhineland-Palatinate
- Hoher Hagen, Lower Saxony
- Rhön, North Bavaria
- Stolpen, Saxony
- Scharfenstein, Hesse
- Weiselberg, Saarland
- Qeqertarsuaq, Disko Island
- Badacsony
- Bér
- Szanda
- Szilváskő
- Hegyestű
- Szent-György-hegy
- Gulács
- Haláp
- Hajagos
- Uzsa
- Dverghamrar, Kirkjubæjarklaustur
- Hljóðaklettar, Jökulsárgljúfur
- Aldeyjarfoss, Þingeyjarsveit
- Litlanesfoss, Fljótsdalshreppur
- Kálfshamarsvík, Austur-Húnavatnssýsla
- Reynisdrangar, Vík í Mýrdal
- Hellnahraun near Arnarstapi, Snæfellsbær
- Svartifoss, Skaftafell
- Gerðuberg
- Kirkjugólfið
- Alcantara River Gorges, Sicily
- Cyclopean Isles, Sicily
- Motta Sant'Anastasia neck, Sicily
- Lake Bolsena, Lazio
- Guspini, Sardinia
- Rocha dos Bordões cliffs, Flores, Azores
- Pico de Ana Ferreira, Porto Santo
- Penedo do Lexim, Mafra
- Šomoška
- Punta Baja, Cabo de Gata-Níjar Natural Park, Andalusia
- Castellfollit de la Roca, Girona
- Fruiz, Biscay
- Pitón volcánico de Cancarix, Albacete
- Los Órganos, La Gomera, Canary Islands
- Giant's Causeway, Northern Ireland
- The islands of Canna, Eigg, and Muck, Scotland
- The northern part of the Isle of Skye, Scotland
- The Isle of Mull and the nearby beach of Morvern, Scotland
- Samson's ribs, Scotland
- Fingal's Cave and Staffa, Scotland
- Ulva, Scotland
- Panská Skála, Kamenický Šenov, Czech Republic
- Zlatý vrch, Česká Kamenice, Czech Republic
- Sioni, Mtskheta-Mtianeti, Georgia
- Milos, Greece
- Thunderstruck Rocks, Romania
- Bazaltove, Ukraine
North America
- North Mountain, Nova Scotia
- Grand Manan Island, New Brunswick
- Brandywine Falls Provincial Park, British Columbia
- Cardiff Mountain, Chilcotin Plateau, British Columbia
- Keremeos Columns, Keremeos, British Columbia
- Wells Gray Provincial Park, British Columbia
- Mount Edziza Volcanic Complex, British Columbia
- Kelowna, British Columbia
- Devils Woodpile, British Columbia
- Rouyn-Noranda, Quebec
- Rossport Islands, Rossport, Ontario
- Tow Hill, British Columbia
- Pain de sucre Îles des Saintes
- Block Mountain, Montana
- Cascade Range, Oregon, in Eugene and southeast of Molalla
- Columbia Plateau, Washington
- Columns of the Giants, Stanislaus National Forest, California
- Compton Peak in Shenandoah National Park, Virginia
- Devils Postpile National Monument, California
- Devils Tower National Monument, Wyoming
- Elk River Falls, Idaho
- Hughes Mountain, Missouri
- Hyalite Falls, Gallatin Mountain Range, Montana
- Whiterock Canyon, New Mexico, various cliffs and mesas from Otowi to Cochiti.
- Latourell Falls, Oregon
- Mount Tom
- Palisades Sill, New Jersey and New York, along the Hudson River
- Paul Bunyan's Woodpile, Juab County, Utah
- Sheepeater Cliff & multiple other areas in Yellowstone National Park
- Spokane, Washington
- Stanford Rock, Lake Tahoe, California
- Sweetwater Canyon, Madison County, Montana
- Turtleback Mountain, Moultonborough, New Hampshire
- Whatcom County, Washington
- Basaltic Prisms of Santa María Regla in Huasca de Ocampo, Hidalgo
- Salto de San Anton in Cuernavaca, Morelos
- Flor De La Vida Retreat in Mascota, Jalisco
Oceania
- Bombo Latite, Bombo, New South Wales
- Narooma Basalt, Narooma, New South Wales
- Fingal Head, New South Wales
- Battery Rock Rest Area, Located on the Golden Highway, 15 kilometres southeast of Merriwa and 19 kilometres northwest of Sandy Hollow on the western side of the highway. NSW
- Sawn Rocks, Mount Kaputar National Park, New South Wales
- Glass House Mountains, Queensland
- Burleigh Head National Park, Queensland
- Mount Scoria Conservation Park, Thangool, Queensland
- Ben Lomond National Park, Tasmania
- Cape Raoul, Tasmania
- Ruined Castle, Falls Creek, Victoria
- Organ Pipes National Park, Victoria
- Barfold Gorge, Campaspe River, Victoria
- Black Point, D'Entrecasteaux National Park, Western Australia
;New Zealand
- Blackhead and Second Beach, Dunedin
- Chatham Islands
- The Organ Pipes, Mount Cargill, Dunedin
- Mt Somers
- Bridal Veil Falls, Raglan
South America
- Ancud Volcanic Complex, Chile
- Mocho Volcano, Chile
- Pino Hachado Caldera, Neuquén Province, Argentina
- Pedras do Cambira, Apucarana, Brazil
Mars
- Marte Vallis
Uses