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The Tibetan Plateau, [a] also known as Qinghai–Tibet Plateau [b] and Qing–Zang Plateau, [c] is a vast elevated plateau located at the intersection of Central, South, and East Asia [d] covering most of the Tibet Autonomous Region, most of Qinghai, western half of Sichuan, Southern Gansu provinces in Western China, southern Xinjiang, Bhutan, the Indian regions of Ladakh and Lahaul and Spiti ...
Plateau. In geology and physical geography, a plateau ( / pləˈtoʊ, plæˈtoʊ, ˈplætoʊ /; French: [plato]; 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 surrounding area on at least one side. [ 3]
Antarctic Plateau. The Antarctic Plateau, Polar Plateau or King Haakon VII Plateau is a large area of East Antarctica that extends over a diameter of about 1,000 kilometres (620 mi), and includes the region of the geographic South Pole and the Amundsen–Scott South Pole Station. This huge continental plateau is at an average elevation of about ...
Appalachian Plateau. Coordinates: 40°N 78°W. Appalachian Plateau province of Appalachian Highlands division. The Appalachian Plateau is a series of rugged dissected plateaus located on the western side of the Appalachian Mountains. The Appalachian Mountains are a range that run from Nova Scotia in Canada to Alabama in the United States.
The Swiss Plateau or Central Plateau[ 1] is one of the three major landscapes in Switzerland, lying between the Jura Mountains and the Swiss Alps. It covers about 30% of the Swiss surface area, and is partly flat but mostly hilly. The average height is between 400 metres (1,300 ft) and 700 metres (2,300 ft) AMSL.
The Allegheny Plateau ( / ˌælɪˈɡeɪni / AL-ig-AY-nee) is a large dissected plateau area of the Appalachian Mountains in western and central New York, northern and western Pennsylvania, northern and western West Virginia, and eastern Ohio. It is divided into the unglaciated Allegheny Plateau and the glaciated Allegheny Plateau .
Mogollon Rim. The Mogollon Rim ( / mʌɡɪˈjoʊn / or / moʊɡəˈjoʊn / or / mɒɡɒdʒɔːn /) [ 1][ 2] is a topographical and geological feature cutting across the northern half of the U.S. state of Arizona. It extends approximately 200 miles (320 km), starting in northern Yavapai County and running eastward, ending near the border with ...
The Deccan Plateau is a major part of South India (see inset for north and south Deccan Plateau) Hogenakal Falls, Tamil Nadu. Tiruvannamalai hill, often regarded as the southern tip of the Deccan plateau, the city of Tiruvannamalai in Tamil Nadu itself considered the gateway to the plateau. Near Hampi, Karnataka.