outcrop
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A passenger from the hantavirus-stricken MV Hondius cruise ship is in quarantine on tiny Pitcairn Island, a volcanic outcrop in the South Pacific famously settled by mutineers from the HMS Bounty.
From Barron's • May 15, 2026
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
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
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
As night wore on, the rocky outcrop shrunk and the caravaneers huddled closer and closer together.
From "The Many Assassinations of Samir, the Seller of Dreams" by Daniel Nayeri
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Physical Geography - Middle School
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Physical Geography - High School
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