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The Loess Plateau is one of the largest and thickest loess plateaus in the world. [5] Its 635,000 km2 area corresponds to around 6.6% of the land area in China. [1] Around 108 million people inhabit the Loess Plateau. [3] Because of the strong winds, erosion is also powerful across the plateau.
[7] [15] [16] The plateau is a pseudo-karst surface etched by heavy rainfall. [13] The highest point is 2,810 m (9,219 ft) above sea level, located at the southern end of the plateau and the highest point in the state of Bolívar , [ 7 ] [ 9 ] [ 16 ] 8.25 km (5.13 mi) north of the summit is another high point with an elevation of 2,772 m (9,100 ...
The gorge has a unique ecosystem with species of animals and plants barely explored and affected by human influence. Its climate ranges from subtropical to Arctic, and it has several different vegetation zones: Lowland tropical forests, including the tropical rainforest and seasonal tropical forests; tropical montane and subtropical broad-leaved forest; subalpine temperate coniferous forest ...
It is dated to around 2000 BC, near the end of the Longshan period, and is the largest known walled site of that period in China, at 400 ha. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] The fortifications of Shimao were originally believed to be a section of the Great Wall of China , but the discovery of jade pieces prompted an archaeological investigation, which revealed that ...
The Kunlun Mountains [a] constitute one of the longest mountain chains in Asia, extending for more than 3,000 kilometres (1,900 mi). In the broadest sense, the chain forms the northern edge of the Tibetan Plateau south of the Tarim Basin. Located in Western China, the Kunlun Mountains have been known as the "Forefather of Mountains" in China ...
Rohtas Fort was built upon a hill overlooking the Pothohar Plateau. Rohtas Fort is a 16th-century fortress located near the city of Jhelum in the Punjab province of Pakistan. The fort is one of the largest and most formidable in the subcontinent. [34] Rohtas Fort was never taken by force, [35] and it has remained remarkably intact. [35]
Bara Pani is the largest of the rivers that traverse Deosai National Park. Deosai National Park is located in Western Himalayas in Gilgit Baltistan, Pakistan. It has an average elevation of 4,114 metres (13,497 ft) above sea level, making the Deosai Plains the second highest plateau in the world after Changtang Tibetan Plateau .
The Yungui Plateau is a large mountainous region with rugged terrain including steep karst peaks and deep gorges. [5] The plateau is buttressed by the large Hengduan Mountains to the northwest and by lowland regions to the north, east, and southeast. Other major mountain ranges cross or surround portions of the Yungui Plateau.