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outcrop

outcrop

A place where bedrock is exposed at the ground surface rather than covered by soil or sediment.

bedrock outcrop (bergblotning / exposed bedrock at the ground surface)

All languages

English
outcrop
Norwegian
bergblotning
Japanese
露頭 — ろとう — rotou
Korean
노두 — nodu
Spanish
afloramiento rocoso
French
affleurement rocheux
German
Gesteinsaufschluss

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