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
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
Taiwanese soldiers manning Dadan Island, a rocky outcrop mere kilometres from China's coast, begin vanishing mysteriously.
From BBC • Aug. 5, 2025
The slaves erected Khal Drogo's tent beneath a jagged outcrop of black rock whose shadow gave some relief from the heat of the afternoon sun.
From "A Game of Thrones" by George R.R. Martin
Vocabulary lists containing outcrop
Physical Geography - Middle School
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Physical Geography - High School
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