The stunning natural rock formation of basalt columns at Dverghamrar (the dwarf cliffs) with cliffs behind rising into the mist, Iceland

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This extraordinary landscape is believed to have formed during the Ice Age. At the time, the sea level was much higher, and the sea-waves are believed to be the force behind the peculiar façade of the rocks. Columnar basalt forms through the cooling of lava and a build-up of contraction forces. Today Dverghamrar are a protected natural monument.

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Location: Dverghamrar, off Road 1, near Kirkjubaejarklaustur, Iceland
Photo credit: © Stephen Frost / Alamy / Afripics
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