The Organ Pipes are situated near the small inselberg of Burnt Mountain, west of the town of Khorixas in Namibia. They are a rock formation that comprises a group of columnar basalts which resemble organ pipes. The Organ Pipes were formed about 150 million years ago as the result of the intrusion of liquid lava into a slate rock formation, which was exposed over time by erosion.

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Size: 5616px × 4100px 47.5cm × 34.7cm - 300dpi
Location: Namibia, Namibia
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Keywords: africa, basalt, burnt mountain, columnar basalt, dolorite columns, intrusion, khorixaz, lava, liquid lava, namibia, twyfelfomtein, organ pipes