Columnar jointed volcanic rocks exist in many places on Earth. Perhaps the most famous basalt lava flow in the world is the Giant's Causeway on the northern coast of Ireland, in which the vertical joints form polygonal columns and give the impression of having been artificially constructed.
Bugarama in Rusizi, Rwanda
"Organ Pipes" near Twyfelfontein, Namibia
Numan, Nigeria
Seliana, Tunisia
Rochester Falls, Mauritius
China
Heiyuhe Columnar Joints (黑鱼河柱状节理) [Xianrenqiao (仙人桥)], Longchuan River (龙川江) & Black Fish River, Tengchong
Hong Kong
Basalt Island area, Hong Kong; including High Island Reservoir area, Hong Kong; although the High Island Reservoir is not basalt but a type of acidic rhyolite ¾ dacite porphyroclastic lava. It is rich in potash feldspar and quartz phenocrysts.
India
St. Mary's Island, Malpe
Gilbert Hill, Andheri, Mumbai
forest area of near( Bagli ) Pipari village of Dewas district (Madhya Pradesh) The rock formation is at Kavadia Pahad (series of seven mountain ranges).
Mongolia
Kharandaa Khad in Taishir district, on Zavkhan River
Japan
Tatami-ishi, Kumejima, Okinawa Prefecture
Tōjinbō, Mikuni-chō in Sakai, Fukui Prefecture
Takachiho-kyo gorge, Takachiho, Miyazaki
Genbudō, Toyooka, Hyōgo
Keya no Oto, Itoshima, Fukuoka, Fukuoka
Taiwan
Tongpan Basalt (桶盤玄武岩石柱), Tongpan Island and Hujing Island (Table island, 虎井嶼), Penghu Islands
The Whale Cave, on the seashore, in Penghu County
Turkey
Basalt Rocks Natural Monument, Boyabat, Sinop Province
Other
Cape Stolbchatiy, Kuril Islands, Russia
Hexagons pool, Golan Heights, Israel
Along a river in Teck Guan Cocoa Village, Tawau, Sabah, Malaysia.
Jusangjeolli, Seogwipo, Jeju Island, South Korea
Mon Hin Kong (Thai: ม่อนหินกอง), in a mountainous area of the Phi Pan Nam Range near Na Phun, Wang Chin District, Phrae Province, Thailand
Ganh Da Dia — The Cliff of Stone Plates (Vietnamese: Ghềnh Đá Dĩa), Phú Yên Province, Vietnam
Faroe Islands
Froðba, Hov
Hvalba and Trongisvágur, Suðuroy
France
Thueyts, Jaujac and Fabras, Ardèche
Saint-Flour, Cantal
Chilhac
Saint-Arcons
Prades
Saint-Clément
Moulin-Béraud
La Tour-d'Auvergne
Bort-les-Orgues
Scandola Nature Reserve, Corsica
Germany
Linz am Rhein, Mendig, Mayen, Rhineland-Palatinate
Hoher Hagen (Dransfeld), Lower Saxony
Rhön, North Bavaria
Stolpen, Saxony
Scharfenstein, Hesse
Greenland
Qeqertarsuaq, Disko Island
Hungary
Badacsony
Bér
Szanda
Szilváskő
Somoskő, Hungary-Slovakia border
Hegyestű
Szent-György-hegy
Gulács
Haláp
Hajagos
Uzsa
Iceland
Dverghamrar, Kirkjubæjarklaustur
Hljóðaklettar, Jökulsárgljúfur
Aldeyjarfoss, Þingeyjarsveit
Litlanesfoss, Fljótsdalshreppur
Kálfshamarsvík, Austur-Húnavatnssýsla
Reynisdrangar, Vík í Mýrdal
Hellnahraun near Arnarstapi, Snæfellsbær
Svartifoss, Skaftafell
Gerðuberg
Kirkjugólfið
Italy
Alcantara River Gorges, Sicily
Cyclopean Isles, Sicily
Motta Sant'Anastasia neck, Sicily
Lake Bolsena, Lazio
Guspini, Sardinia
Spain
Punta Baja, Cabo de Gata-Níjar Natural Park, Andalusia
Castellfollit de la Roca, Girona
Fruiz, Biscay
Pitón volcánico de Cancarix, Albacete
Los Órganos, La Gomera, Canary Islands, Spain
United Kingdom
Giant's Causeway, Northern Ireland
The islands of Canna, Eigg, and Muck, Scotland
The northern part of the Isle of Skye, Scotland
The Isle of Mull and the nearby beach of Morvern, Scotland
Samson's ribs, Scotland
Fingal's Cave and Staffa, Scotland
Ulva, Scotland
Other
Near Saint Sarkis Cathedral, Yerevan, Armenia
Garni Gorge, Armenia
Rocha dos Bordões cliffs, Flores, Azores
Panská Skála, Kamenický Šenov, Czech Republic
Zlatý vrch, Česká Kamenice, Czech Republic
Sioni, Mtskheta-Mtianeti, Georgia
Milos, Greece
Thunderstruck Rocks (Detunatele), Romania
Bazaltove, Ukraine
Canada
North Mountain, Nova Scotia
Grand Manan Island (western shorelines), New Brunswick
Brandywine Falls Provincial Park, British Columbia
Cardiff Mountain, Chilcotin Plateau, British Columbia
Keremeos Columns, Keremeos, British Columbia
Wells Grey Provincial Park, British Columbia (Moul Falls, Dragon's Tongue, Helmcken Falls)
Mount Edziza Volcanic Complex, British Columbia
Kelowna, British Columbia (Mt. Boucherie, Spion Kopje)
Devils Woodpile, British Columbia (Cathedral Provincial Park)
Rouyn-Noranda, Quebec
Rossport Islands, Rossport, Ontario
Caribbean
Pain de sucre (sugar bread) Îles des Saintes
United States
Block Mountain, Montana (along the lower Big Hole River)
Cascade Range, Oregon, in Eugene and southeast of Molalla
Columbia Plateau, Washington
Columns of the Giants, Stanislaus National Forest, California
Compton Peak in Shenandoah National Park, Virginia
Devils Postpile National Monument, California
Devils Tower National Monument, Wyoming
Elk River Falls, Idaho
Hughes Mountain, Missouri
Hyalite Falls, Gallatin Mountain Range, Montana
Latourell Falls, Oregon
Mount Tom (Massachusetts)
Palisades Sill, New Jersey and New York, along the Hudson River
Sheepeater Cliff & multiple other areas in Yellowstone National Park
Spokane, Washington (W Airport Dr. onramp)
Stanford Rock, Lake Tahoe, California
Sweetwater Canyon, Madison County, Montana
Turtleback Mountain, Moultonborough, New Hampshire
Whatcom County, Washington
Mexico
Basaltic Prisms of Santa María Regla in Huasca de Ocampo, Hidalgo
Salto Chico in Cuernavaca, Morelos
Flor De La Vida Retreat in Mascota, Jalisco
Australia
Battery Rock Rest Area, Located on the Golden Highway, 15 kilometres southeast of Merriwa and 19 kilometres northwest of Sandy Hollow on the western side of the highway.
Glass House Mountains, Queensland
Fingal Head, New South Wales
Mount Scoria Conservation Park, Thangool, Queensland
Narooma Basalt, Narooma, New South Wales
Organ Pipes National Park, Victoria
Black Point, D'Entrecasteaux National Park, Western Australia
Sawn Rocks, Mount Kaputar National Park, New South Wales
Ruined Castle, Falls Creek, Victoria
Federated States of Micronesia
Pwisehn Malek, Pohnpei, Caroline Islands
New Zealand
Blackhead and nearby Second Beach, Dunedin
Chatham Islands
The Organ Pipes, Mount Cargill, Dunedin
Mt Somers
Bridal Veil Falls (Waikato), Raglan
Ancud Volcanic Complex, Chile
Mocho Volcano, Chile
Pino Hachado Caldera, Neuquén Province, Argentina
Pedras do Cambira, Apucarana, Brazil
Several exposures of columnar jointing have been discovered on the planet Mars by the High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment (HiRISE) camera, which is carried by the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO).
Marte Vallis
A now-ruined thirteenth-century religious complex called Nan Madol was built using columnar basalt quarried from various locations on the island of Pohnpei.
