This rock formation is an example of columnar jointing. The columns are also known by what name?

This rock formation is an example of columnar jointing. The columns are also known by what name?

A Polygonal prisms
B Graduated cylinders
C Noodles

Columnar joints take a prismatic shape and can have between three to eight sides. Most commonly they have six sides, so pictures of them can sometimes look like a carpet of hexagons.

The correct answer is Polygonal prisms.

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