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Satellite image of the Tibetan Plateau between the Himalayan mountains to the south and the Taklamakan Desert to the north. In geology and physical geography, a plateau (/ p l ə ˈ t oʊ, p l æ ˈ t oʊ, ˈ p l æ t oʊ /; French:; pl.: plateaus or plateaux), [1] [2] also called a high plain or a tableland, is an area of a highland consisting of flat terrain that is raised sharply above the ...
Plateaus by continent (7 C) Plateaus by country (45 C) Pages in category "Plateaus" The following 2 pages are in this category, out of 2 total.
A plateau is an area of flat terrain that is raised significantly above the surrounding area. Plateau or plateaux or plateaus may also refer to: Earth science
Depending on either their size, other physical characteristics, or geographic location, the landforms comprising a tableland are individually referred to by a number of names including either butte, mesa, plateau, potrero, tepui, or tuya. [1] [2] A homologous landform under the sea is called either a tablemount or guyot.
Volcanic plateaus (5 C, 13 P) This page was last edited on 18 August 2024, at 21:40 (UTC). Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution ...
The plateau is located at the latitude of the widest part of the north–south-trending Andes. The bulk of the Altiplano lies in Bolivia, but its northern parts lie in Peru, and its southwestern fringes lie in Chile. There are on the plateau many towns and several cities, including El Alto and Oruro in Bolivia, Juliaca and Puno in Peru.
العربية; Azərbaycanca; বাংলা; 閩南語 / Bân-lâm-gú; Беларуская; Беларуская (тарашкевіца) भोजपुरी
An oceanic or submarine plateau is a large, ... (such rock is called felsic). Oceanic crust has a smaller amount of silicon (mafic rock). Igneous oceanic plateaus ...