Staffa

Japanese: Staffa
Staffa

…the cave is located on the island of Staffa in the Inner Hebrides, northwest of Strathclyde (formerly Argyllshire), in the west of Scotland, United Kingdom. The entrance is an arch 6-12 m high, the depth is about 69 m, and the interior is a hexagonal column formed by the cooling of Tertiary basalt lava.

*Some of the terminology that mentions "Staffa" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…イギリス,スコットランド西部,ストラスクライド州北西部(旧,アーガイルシャー),インナー・ヘブリディーズ諸島のスタッファStaffa島にある洞窟。入口は高さ6~12mのアーチ,奥行きは約69mで絶えず海水の浸食を受け,内部は第三紀の玄武岩溶岩が冷却されてできた六角柱からなる。…

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