Monday, October 22, 2018

The Sea Cliff of Stone Plates


Located along the coast of An Ninh Dong Commune, Tuy An District, Phu Yen Province, Vietnam. The area is about 100 meters long and 250 meters long, including about 35,000 basalt columns. The lava columns have many shapes but are usually hexagonal, polygonal, and are arranged in a beautiful way that looks like a honeycomb or a huge stack of dishes, so it has the name "The Sea Cliff of Stone Plates". These rock columns were created by volcanic eruptions millions of years ago, when the molten basaltic flow encountered sudden sea water, which frozen and formed randomly forming rock columns shaped due to the heat shrinkage effect. The scenery was listed as a National Heritage List in January 1998.


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