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world's strangest beaches: Bowling Ball Beach, Mendocino, CA

Courtesy of Visit Mendocino

Bowling Ball Beach, Mendocino, CA

One look at the boulders along the shore explains how Bowling Ball Beach got its name. The round, smooth rocks are similar in size and shape and lined up like bowling balls at an alley. These “concretions” formed in layers of sedimentary rock, and years of weathering have uncovered them.

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