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Castle Rock, Clatsop County, Oregon

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Castle Rock is a large monolith right off the coast of Arch Cape, Oregon. It is named Castle Rock because it resembles a castle turret. The rock is Basalt, formed millions of years ago from lava flows.^[1]

It is sometimes called Queen Vic rock by locals, (referring to Queen Victoria) because on the west side, there is a rock pattern that loosely resembles the face of Queen Victoria.^[2]

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1. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.beachconnection.net/vtour_cb67.htm|title=Castle Rock, Arch Cape}}
2. ^{{cite book|last=English|first=David|title=Arch Cape Chronicles|year=1993}}

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2 : Landforms of Clatsop County, Oregon|Islands of Oregon

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