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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 ...
Dissected plateau – Plateaus area that has been severely eroded so that the relief is sharp; Doab – Land between two converging, or confluent, rivers; Doline – Geologically-formed topological depression; Dome – Geological deformation structure; Drainage basin – Land area where water converges to a common outlet
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 ...
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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).
Physiographic world map with mountain ranges and highland areas in brown, pink, and gray. This is a list of mountain ranges on Earth and a few other astronomical bodies. First, the highest and longest mountain ranges on Earth are listed, followed by more comprehensive alphabetical lists organized by continent.
The clouds look like an ocean of fog when seen from above, (usually around 800m) and hence are called the 'nebelmeer'. This weather is called inversion because the temperature below the fog is lower than the temperature above. Sometimes, it lasts for days or even for weeks, during which the neighbouring regions of the Alps and the Jura can have ...
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.