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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 ...
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Kazakhstania – Geological region in Central Asia; Kerguelen Plateau – Oceanic plateau in the southern Indian Ocean; Laramidia – Island continent that existed until the end of the Late Cretaceous period; Laurentia – Craton forming the geological core of North America
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 ...
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 ...
This is a list of the largest deserts in the world by area. ... Northern America Northern Asia ... Eastern Asia: China: 14: Colorado Plateau: Cold winter
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 ...
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