A cleft in the basalt escarpments of Quirang, Isle of Skye, looking to Staffin Bay and the island of Eilean Flodigarry.

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This dramatic landscape was formed by a huge landslide millions of years ago that ran the full length of the Trotternish peninsula.

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Size: 3786px × 5700px
Location: isle of skye hebrides scotland scottish highlands region britain british united kingdom uk europe
Photo credit: © Duncan Shaw / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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