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How tall is Giant's Causeway columns?

Giant's Causeway columns silhouette
12 mheight

The tallest columns are about 12 m.

Enter your height to compare yourself with Giant's Causeway columns.

  • 1× the city bus (12 m)
  • 2.18× the giraffe (5.5 m)
  • 2.67× the family car (4.5 m)
  • 5.91× the front door (2.03 m)

How to picture 12 m

Start from something you can see right now. Giant's Causeway columns is about 1× city bus. That is exactly the estimate the board asks you to draw: pick a reference, decide the ratio, resize the silhouette.

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