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Northern Europe

United Kingdom

The top 5 natural landmarks of United Kingdom — real photos, locations and fascinating facts for every wonder.

Giant's Causeway, Northern Ireland
Rocks

Giant's Causeway

Northern Ireland

The Giant's Causeway is an area of approximately 40,000 interlocking basalt columns, the result of an ancient volcanic fissure eruption, part of the North Atlantic Igneous Province active in the region during the Paleogene period. It is located in County Antrim on the north coast of Northern Ireland, about three miles northeast of Bushmills.

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Some 40,000 hexagonal basalt columns formed by ancient lava.

Scottish Highlands, Scotland
Mountains

Scottish Highlands

Scotland

The Highlands is a historical region of Scotland, comprising the Northernmost mountain ranges on the island of Great Britain, divided by the Great Glen between the Grampian Mountains to the southeast and the Northwest Highlands, divided from the islands of the Hebrides by the Minch. The term is also used for the area north and west of the Highland Boundary Fault, see Gask Ridge although the exact boundaries are not clearly defined, particularly to the east.

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A rugged realm of glens, lochs and heather-clad peaks.

Lake District, England
Lakes

Lake District

England

The Lake District, also known as the Lakes or Lakeland, is a mountainous region and national park in Cumbria, North West England. It is famous for its landscape, including its lakes, coast, and mountains, and for its literary associations with Beatrix Potter, John Ruskin, Arthur Ransome, and the Lake Poets.

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England's largest national park, a poet's land of lakes and fells.

White Cliffs of Dover, Kent
Coasts

White Cliffs of Dover

Kent

The White Cliffs of Dover are the region of English coastline facing the Strait of Dover and France. The cliff face, which reaches a height of 350 feet (110 m), owes its striking appearance to its composition of chalk accented by streaks of black flint, deposited during the Late Cretaceous.

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Gleaming chalk cliffs facing the narrowest part of the Channel.

Snowdonia, Wales
Mountains

Snowdonia

Wales

Snowdonia, or Eryri, is a mountainous region and national park in North Wales. It contains all 15 mountains in Wales over 3000 feet high, including the country's highest, Snowdon, which is 1,085 metres (3,560 ft) tall.

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A craggy Welsh range crowned by the peak of Snowdon.