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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 ...
There are 184 oceanic plateaus in the world, covering an area of 18,486,600 km 2 (7,137,700 sq mi) or about 5.11% of the oceans. [2] The South Pacific region around Australia and New Zealand contains the greatest number of oceanic plateaus (see map).
Perhaps the most extensive of all the subaerial basaltic plateaus existed during the Paleogene [2] and possibly extended over 1,800,000 km 2 (690,000 sq mi) of the northern Atlantic Ocean region. This region, known as the Thulean Plateau , is generally believed to have been broken up by the foundering of the Earth's crust to form the present ...
It is the world's highest and largest plateau above sea level, with an area of 2,500,000 square kilometres (970,000 sq mi). [13] With an average elevation exceeding 4,500 metres (14,800 ft) [ citation needed ] and being surrounded by imposing mountain ranges that harbor the world's two highest summits, Mount Everest and K2 , the Tibetan Plateau ...
The high, flat, and cold environment of the Antarctic Plateau at Dome C Surface of Antarctic Plateau, at 150E, 77S. The Antarctic Plateau, Polar Plateau or King Haakon VII Plateau is a large area of East Antarctica that extends over a diameter of about 1,000 kilometres (620 mi), and includes the region of the geographic South Pole and the Amundsen–Scott South Pole Station.
Plateaus of North America (3 C, 2 P) O. Plateaus of Oceania (2 C, 5 P) S. Plateaus of South America (5 C, 2 P) This page was last edited on 21 January 2024, at ...
A “stampede-like situation” at one of the biggest religious festivals in India, the Maha Kumbh Mela, led to multiple casualties on Wednesday, police said.. A massive crowd, estimated to be 100 ...
Plateaus of the United Kingdom (1 C) Plateaus of the United States (4 C, 29 P) V. Plateaus of Venezuela (1 C, 3 P) Y. Plateaus of Yemen (1 P) This page was ...