outcrop
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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
An accompanying conservation plan would convey the 30-acre rocky outcrop that hosts the Quercus palmeri , or Palmer’s oak, to a Native tribe.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 8, 2024
The yellow sandstone outcrop ran parallel to the big arroyo behind the bar.
From "Ceremony:" by Leslie Marmon Silko
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Physical Geography - Middle School
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