The Antrim CoastHey all!
Here is the time to introduce you to the area where I'm gonna spend a year for my study. Well, I wish you a good trip in Ulster and on the fabulous Antrim coast. Northern Ireland is particular place where you can find several of the most typically landscapes of Ireland and one of the most impressive geological place on Earth : the amazing Antrim Coast.
Carrick-a-rede BridgeIrish landscapes are the result of the emersion of caledonian mountain with volcanic eruptions and the action of Ice-field! A major part of central Ireland is covered by moraines who form now a specific moist peat-bog soil (tourbière). All the western and northern coast of Ireland is mountainous and owns the features of the action of the ice-field particulary the Antrim and Sperrin Monts in Ulster. The dizzy Antrim coast is the place where mountains fall straight in the ocean. Huge pink-sand beaches alternate with rocky pile and very high cliffs. Antrim coast is the site of a gorgeous past volcanic activity as well. The Giant Causway is built with 37 000 basalt columns, witness of 2 intensive geological activities of the Island 60 millions years and 2 millions years ago.
But why are the column hexagonal? The reason is mathematical. Indeed hexagonal structures enables to cover a surface of identical cells with the smaller length of border. That's why hexagons appeared when basalt was getting cold!
This site is protected by the UNESCO since 1986 and is the most important sightseeing in Northern Ireland.
This site is protected by the UNESCO since 1986 and is the most important sightseeing in Northern Ireland.
The Giant CauswayTous les sites de la côte d’Antrim
