Hexagon

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A hexagon is a polygon with 6 sides, and 6 edges. Like regular triangles, and squares hexagons fit together without gaps. They are therefore often used in tiling floors (which is known as tesselation). They are also quite common in nature. The honeycombs in beehives are hexagons, for example

[change] Hexagons: in nature and by humankind

A beehive honeycomb	The scutes of a turtle's carapace	North polar hexagonal cloud feature on Saturn, discovered by Voyager 1 and confirmed in 2006 by Cassini [1] [2] [3]	Micrograph of a snowflake
Hexagonal floor tesselations (in Rome)	A regular hexagon.	Naturally formed basalt columns from Giant's Causeway in Ireland; large masses must cool slowly to form a polygonal fracture pattern	An aerial view of Fort Jefferson in Dry Tortugas National Park

[change] See Also

• Polygon
• Triangle
• Square
• Pentagon
• Octagon

[change] Other websites

• Definition and properties of a hexagon With interactive animation
• Cassini Images Bizarre Hexagon on Saturn
• Saturn's Strange Hexagon
• A hexagonal feature around Saturn's North Pole
• "Bizarre Hexagon Spotted on Saturn" - from Space.com (27 March 2007)