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Fig. 1

From: Genesis of the columnar joints from welded tuff in Mount Mudeung National Geopark, Republic of Korea

Fig. 1

Three-dimensional topographic map of Mt. Mudeung showing the locations of well-known columnar joints of colonnades. Mt. Mudeung is located at eastern Gwangju. a Contour map with a contour interval of 50 m. SS, IS, GS, and SSD correspond to the Seoseok-dae, Ipseok-dae, Gwangseok-dae, and Sinseon-dae colonnades, respectively. The peak of Mt. Mudeung (1187 masl) is called the Cheonwang-bong. b–d Aerial photographs of the Seoseok-dae, Ipseok-dae, and Gwangseok-dae colonnades, respectively. (Aerial photo courtesy of the Gwangju municipal government)

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