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An outcrop or rocky outcrop is a visible exposure of bedrock or ancient superficial deposits on the surface of the Earth and other terrestrial planets. [1] Features
A rock formation is an isolated, scenic, or spectacular surface rock outcrop. Rock formations are usually the result of weathering and erosion sculpting the existing rock. The term rock formation can also refer to specific sedimentary strata or other rock unit in stratigraphic and petrologic studies.
Tide pool – Rocky pool on a seashore, separated from the sea at low tide, filled with seawater; Tombolo – Deposition landform in which an island is connected to the mainland by a sandy isthmus; Tor – Large, free-standing rock outcrop on a gentle hill summit; Tower karst – Topography from dissolved soluble rocks
Eston Nab is a rocky outcrop hill in the town of Eston, Redcar and Cleveland, North Yorkshire, England.. A nab is a rocky promontory, and Eston Nab, marking the highest point – at 242 metres (794 ft) – on the escarpment which forms Eston Hills, [1] appears as a clear sandstone cliff on the northernmost edge of Eston Moor.
The site, notified as SSSI in 1958, is an outcrop of Millstone Grit, with small areas of birch woodland and a large area of wet and dry heath. Brimham Rocks has SSSI status because of the value of its geology and the upland woodland and the acidic wet and dry heath habitats that support localised and specialised plant forms, such as chickweed ...
Roche Rock is a 20-metre-high rocky outcrop near the town of Roche, in the heart of Cornwall’s china clay country. On top of the rock sits a supposedly haunted 15th-century chapel, dedicated to ...
Peña, meaning "rocky outcrop" or "rocky summit" in the Spanish language (Aragonese: Penya, Catalan: Penya), may refer to: Mountains.
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