outcrop
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During a visit in early 2025, they explored a small outcrop of rock formed in the early Cretaceous Period.
From Science Daily • Apr. 24, 2026
Kharg Island is a small coral outcrop in the Persian Gulf, roughly 15 miles off the Iranian coast.
From Barron's • Mar. 14, 2026
Misuzulu kaZwelithini was addressing his supporters at the place where 20,000 Zulus warriors defeated a British contingent of 1,800 soldiers 147 years ago beneath the rocky outcrop of Isandlwana hill.
From BBC • Jan. 31, 2026
Literally the answer must be no: Any stories they tell are scientific interpretations of minerals, fossils, isotopes and other features, whether from a geology laboratory or rock outcrop.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 16, 2026
They climbed the ridge from which Tally had first looked down on the settlement, and David led her along it to a cool, fiat outcrop of stone where a view opened up between the trees.
From "Uglies" by Scott Westerfeld
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Physical Geography - Middle School
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Physical Geography - High School
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Uglies
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