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Detunatele is a site of columnar jointing in Transylvania, Alba County, Romania.

Detunatele means "lightning strike".

Description

The columns are hexagonal shaped basalt and 1,258 meters tall on two peaks: Detunata Goala and Detunata Flocoasa (Barren Detunata and Shaggy Detunata).

They are located in the Metaliferi Mountains and are a tourist attraction.

They are 1.5 km apart. They formations are shaped like humps and there are stories and legends associated with them.

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