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On the way, the ship encountered foggy conditions and ran into a limestone outcropping.
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Maia Pandey, USA Today, 26 Aug. 2025
The Bluff Top Trail along the ridge of the massive rock outcropping is a popular place for hiking and watching the marine life and seabirds in the ocean below, and provides a route between Strand Beach and Dana Point Harbor.
—Erika I. Ritchie, Oc Register, 15 Aug. 2025
Smooth granite outcroppings allow for sunbathing or meditation.
—David Caraccio, Sacbee.com, 14 Aug. 2025
Playa Mar Chiquita’s striking horseshoe silhouette is shaped by two limestone outcroppings, which together create a natural swimming pool filled by water flowing in from the Atlantic.
—Nicole Kliest, Vogue, 27 July 2025
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Maia Pandey, USA Today, 26 Aug. 2025
The Bluff Top Trail along the ridge of the massive rock outcropping is a popular place for hiking and watching the marine life and seabirds in the ocean below, and provides a route between Strand Beach and Dana Point Harbor.
—Erika I. Ritchie, Oc Register, 15 Aug. 2025
Smooth granite outcroppings allow for sunbathing or meditation.
—David Caraccio, Sacbee.com, 14 Aug. 2025
Playa Mar Chiquita’s striking horseshoe silhouette is shaped by two limestone outcroppings, which together create a natural swimming pool filled by water flowing in from the Atlantic.
—Nicole Kliest, Vogue, 27 July 2025
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“Outcropping.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/outcropping. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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outcropping
noun
out·crop·ping
ˈȧut-ˌkrä-piŋ 
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