Tag:geological=columnar_jointing
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A columnar jointing 
Columnar jointing is regular rocks looking like hexagonal columns. They look like natural pipe organs and are often touristic places.
Most are visible in a cliff (add tags natural=cliff) but sometimes they are visible on the soil as regular paved stones.
Photos
East dam of High Island Reservoir, Hong Kong
Milos Island, Greece
Kirkjugólf, Island
Giants causeway, Northern Ireland
Cape Stolbchaty, Kunashir Island, Kurils Nature Reserve, Russia
See also
- List of places with columnar jointed volcanics on Wikipedia - A lot of these places, often touristic, have currently not this tag geological, feel free to improve them.