Channeled Scablands - Drumheller Channels

Date Shot/Created
03/27/2023
Media Usage Rights/License
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Tall as a five-story building, this wall of volcanic basalt in Drumheller Channels took shape 10 million years ago as lava cooled, shrank, and cracked vertically. Massive floods later ripped away sections, creating this pillared landmark.
Ecosystem
Desert
Subject tags
Floods
Geology
Physical geography