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Plateaus of Asia, areas of a highland consisting of flat terrain, that is raised sharply above the surrounding area on at least one side. Often one or more sides have deep hills. Plateaus can be formed by a number of processes, including upwelling of volcanic magma, extrusion of lava, and erosion by water and glaciers. Plateaus are classified ...
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Pages in category "Plateaus of the United States" The following 29 pages are in this category, out of 29 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A.
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 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 ...
Karst landscape at Rammang-Rammang, South Sulawesi, Indonesia Ajamaru Plateau, West Papua, Indonesia; Gombong Selatan, Central Java, Indonesia; Gunung Sewu, Indonesia; Rammang-Rammang, in the Bantimurung - Bulusaraung National Park in (Maros Regency) Indonesia, known as The Spectacular Tower Karst Area [4]
This is a list of tectonic plates on Earth's surface. Tectonic plates are pieces of Earth's crust and uppermost mantle , together referred to as the lithosphere . The plates are around 100 km (62 mi) thick and consist of two principal types of material: oceanic crust (also called sima from silicon and magnesium ) and continental crust ( sial ...
Vast elevated plateau in South Asia, Central Asia and East Asia, the Roof of the World. Greco-Bactrian Kingdom: 2,500,000: A successor state to the Seleucid Empire in what is now Afghanistan and Uzbekistan lasting from 256–125 BC. Size at greatest extent in 184 BC. Grand Duchy of Moscow: 2,500,000