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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 ...
Plateau is a north central Nigerian state. It is located near the centre of Nigeria and includes a range of hills surrounding the Jos Plateau. [6] Plateau State is described as "The Home of Peace and Tourism". [7] The state has a population of around 4.7 million people. [8] Its capital city is Jos. Terminus market
It is a staple food item and trade item for herding communities in south Central Asia and the Tibetan Plateau. Yurla – a wheat pastry with butter, particularly common in Nyainrong County in northern Tibet [3] Zhoima Mogu - wild ginseng, with melted yak butter and sugar.
Joseph Antoine Ferdinand Plateau (French: [ʒozɛf ɑ̃twan fɛʁdinɑ̃ plato]; 14 October 1801 – 15 September 1883) was a Belgian physicist and mathematician. He was one of the first people to demonstrate the illusion of a moving image. [ 3 ]
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The newspaper was established in 1972 by the Benue-Plateau State government and ceased publication in 1986. Later, in 1992, it was re-established. The newspaper is one among the oldest news lines in Nigeria, with more than 40 years of being established. The two states—Benue and Plateau—carried out plan to re-establish the newspaper, with more than 400 million naira spent for its renovation ...
Plateau, a place name in Inverness County, Nova Scotia, Canada; Le Plateau, a neighbourhood in Montreal, Canada; Plateau (Praia), on the island of Santiago, Cape Verde; Plateaux Department (Congo) Plateaux Department (Gabon) Lasithi Plateau, a high plain on Crete, Greece; Plateau, Ivory Coast, a district of Abidjan; Plateau (state), a state in ...
Plateau's laws describe the structure of soap films. These laws were formulated in the 19th century by the Belgian physicist Joseph Plateau from his experimental observations. Many patterns in nature are based on foams obeying these laws.