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Staffa: Boat Cave

Staffa, Scotland

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island, Inner Hebrides, Scotland, United Kingdom

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Staffa: Boat Cave

Staffa: Boat Cave

Columns of basalt surrounding Boat Cave on Staffa, Inner Hebrides, Scotland.

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Staffa, Scotland

Staffa, Scotland

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Fingal's Cave

Fingal's Cave

Fingal's Cave, Staffa island, Inner Hebrides, Scotland.

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