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

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

Fawziyah plunged from a rocky outcrop on Arthur's Seat during a trip to Edinburgh with her husband.

From BBC • Sep. 2, 2024

That is how the Xhosa people describe the narrow, windswept outcrop of rock that lies eight miles off the coast of Cape Town.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela