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| has gloss | eng: The British Tertiary Volcanic Province was created 60-50 million years ago during the formation of the North Atlantic. As the Earths crust stretched, volcanoes and lava flows erupted along a line from Ireland to the Hebrides. The Giants Causeway and Staffa are the most famous natural monuments created by this event. Other sites include: Skye, Mull, Ardnamurchan, Arran, Sanday, Eigg, Canna, and Lundy. The dike complexes of the province contain many examples of dolorite dike swarms. |
| lexicalization | eng: British Tertiary Volcanic Province |
| instance of | c/Dike swarms |
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| geo loc | geographic location 56.43333333333333 -6.333333333333333 |
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