Intro to the pillars

Offshore the eastern half of the northern coast is dotted with these pillars. The pillars are not a product of erosion, and they do not have the horizontal stratification so typical of stacks and pillars throughout the world. The structure rather suggests a fast and recent extrusion as part of a geological uplift.

There are more than 1,300 pillars on or off the island. Here are the pillar statistics:
60% of the pillars are offshore
20% of the pillars are located on the coast or close to the sea.
85% of the pillars average 400-600 m. high, 20 m. wide, and less than 200 sq. m. on top
1 pillar has an area of 2 square miles, and it is the most distant from the island
205 pillars have been settled by carving or construction of residences into or on the pillars themselves
146 pillars are more than 800 m. high
12 pillars are slimmest - only 4m. wide and over 110 m. tall