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Imaggeo On Monday: Ninepin Group: the spectacular hexagonal columns

Imaggeo On Monday: Ninepin Group: the spectacular hexagonal columns

The picture shows the world’s rarest hexagonal rhyolitic volcanic rock columns on the northern island of the Ninepin Group in the easternmost waters of Hong Kong. These rocks columns are believed to form about 140 million years ago after a major volcanic eruption near Sai Kung. When the volcanic ash and lava slowly cooled down, joints and cracks started to develop on the surface and then extended ...[Read More]

Imaggeo On Monday: Catch the wave hitting on the rocks

Imaggeo On Monday: Catch the wave hitting on the rocks

A wave is caught on camera when it hits the rocks on Tung Ping Chau, an offshore island in the northeastern corner of Hong Kong. Tung Ping Chau is unique island in Hong Kong that is mainly made up of sedimentary rock. Weathering and erosion have great impacts on forming the current landscape and geologic features such as wave-cut platforms and sea cliffs on Tung Ping Chau.   Description by An ...[Read More]