Coastal Bench and Mammoth Rocks
Shell Beach, California: A Showplace of Franciscan Rocks
From Andrew Alden, About.com
Around Shell Beach is a raised wave-cut platform, or marine terrace, punctuated by a set of former sea stacks called Mammoth Rocks. Click photo for larger view.
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