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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 ...
Satellite image of the Big Raven Plateau in British Columbia, Canada Rangipo Desert of the North Island Volcanic Plateau. Numerous tephra layers are visible. The Pajarito Plateau in New Mexico, United States is an example of a volcanic plateau. A volcanic plateau is a plateau produced by volcanic activity. There are two main types: lava ...
Plain of Campidano, Italy. A plain or flatland is a flat expanse of land with a layer of grass that generally does not change much in elevation, and is primarily treeless.. Plains occur as lowlands along valleys or at the base of mountains, as coastal plains, and as plateaus or uplands.
Dissected plateau – Plateaus area that has been severely eroded so that the relief is sharp; Doab – Land between two converging, or confluent, rivers, mainly in the Punjab; Doline – Geologically-formed topological depression; Dome – Geological deformation structure; Drainage basin – Land area where water converges to a common outlet
1. A steep-fronted wave formed by the convergence of two tidal bulges or by the constriction of an incoming tide as it travels up a river, firth, or narrow bay, temporarily reversing the direction of the current. [4] 2. A deep, man-made hole or shaft drilled into the ground, e.g. in mining, or for digging a well or tunnel. bornhardt
A dissected plateau is a plateau area that has been severely eroded such that the relief is sharp. Such an area may be referred to as mountainous, but dissected plateaus are distinguishable from orogenic mountain belts by the lack of folding , metamorphism , extensive faulting , or magmatic activity that accompanies orogeny .
The Hardangervidda plateau in southern Norway is a peneplain formed in the Miocene epoch and then uplifted to its present altitude of 1200 m a.s.l. [14] Peneplains that are detached from their base level are identified by either hosting an accumulation of sediments that buries it or by being in an uplifted position. Burial preserves the peneplain.
Anatolian plateau in winter from air. The Anatolian plateau (Turkish: Anadolu Platosu) is a plateau that occupies most of Turkey's surface area. [1] [2] The elevation of the plateau ranges from 600 metres (2,000 ft) in the west to 1,200 metres (3,900 ft). [citation needed] Mount Erciyes near Kayseri, is the highest elevation at 3,917 metres ...