Hexagon

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

Hexagons: in nature and by humankind[change | change source]

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, with all sides the same length and all vertices the same angle.
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