for other meanings Plateau disambiguation Refimprove date June 2010 Image IslandInTheSky.JPG thumb Island ... In geology and earth science , a plateau , also called a high plain or tableland , is an area ... eroded plateau is called a dissected plateau . A volcanic plateau is a plateau produced by volcanic ... also be built up by lava spreading outwards from cracks and weak areas in the crust, an example of such a plateau is the Columbia Plateau in the northwestern United States of America . Plateaus can also ... in the world, these plateaus are bordered by mountains. The Tibetan plateau is one such plateau. Piedmont ... of the world The largest and highest plateau in the world is the Tibetan Plateau , called the roof ... and Eurasian Plate Eurasian tectonic plate s. In all the Tibetan plateau covers an area of some ... of this plateau is such that it is enough to reverse the Hadley cell Hadley cell convection cycles and to drive ... is located in a high plateau, over convert 8600 ft m abbr on high The second largest current plateau in the world is the Antarctic Plateau , which covers most of the central part of Antarctica ... would become land above sea level. The third largest plateau in the world is probably the one in South America that lies in the middle of the Andes Mountains . This Altiplano Andean Plateau covers ... Chile and northern Argentina . Major plateaus of North America In North America , the largest plateau is the Colorado Plateau covering an area of about convert 337000 km2 sqmi abbr off in Colorado , Utah ... title Colorado Plateau Physiographic Province work Contract Report publisher Defense Advanced Research ... ifsar lafinal08 01 five 5.1.5 frame.htm accessdate 2007 12 25 ref The Colorado Plateau in northern Arizona ... below the level of the North Rim. The southern edge of the plateau in northern Arizona is called ... . Because of the snowy plateau and the San Francisco Mountains to its north, the Mogollian Rim area ... plateau for submarine or undersea plateaux Altiplano Mesa Potrero Tuya Butte Atherton Tableland ... more details
Infobox Album Name Into the Plateau Type Album Artist Delorean band Delorean Cover Alt Released July 28, 2006 Recorded Genre Alternative dance , Balearic beat Length Label BCore Producer Delorean Reviews Last album Metropolitan Death EP br 2005 This album Into the Plateau br 2006 Next album Transatlantic KK br 2007 Into the Plateau is the second studio album by Spanish alternative dance band Delorean band Delorean , released in July 2006 by BCore. Track listing Tracklist title1 Complexity Reducer title2 Soon title3 Metropolitan Death 3 title4 No Name title5 As Time Breaks Off title6 Open title7 Apocalypse Night Fight title8 Shibuya Crossing References Reflist Category 2006 albums ... more details
Central Plateau is the name of several plateaux. Central Plateau, New Zealand Central Siberian Plateau Central Plateau Tasmania Swiss Plateau disambig ... more details
Plateau Creek may refer to Plateau Creek Colorado in Colorado in the United States Plateau Creek Montana in Montana in the United States Plateau Creek Oregon in Oregon in the United States Plateau Creek Wyoming in Wyoming in the United States disambig ... more details
wiktionary plateauPlateau may refer to In geography , geology and earth science Plateau , an area that is relatively flat at an important altitude Dissected plateau , a highly eroded plateau which may have sharp relief Oceanic plateau , a submarine area higher that the normal sea floor depth People Joseph Plateau 1801 1883 , a Belgian mathematician Places Plateau State, Nigeria , a state in Nigeria Plateau Department , a department of Benin The Plateau , a neighbourhood in Montreal, part of the borough of Plateau Mont Royal In mathematics Plateau s problem Plateau s laws Plateau mathematics , a region where a function is constant In music Plateau song , a Meat Puppets song popularized by Nirvana PlatEAU band , an electronic band Other uses A Thousand Plateaus , a 1980 book by Gilles Deleuze and F lix Guattari, the second part of Capitalism and Schizophrenia Plateau phase , in physiology and human sexuality, the second stage of sexual arousal in the Masters and Johnson model Plateau game , abstract strategy game Plateau Systems , a provider of Talent Management Systems Plateaux , the French plural for Plateau the word is of French origin may refer to Places Plateaux Department Congo Plateaux Department Gabon Plateaux Region, Togo Plateau, C te d Ivoire Plateau, Nova Scotia Praia, Cape Verde , also known as Plateau disambig de Plateau es Plateau eo Altebena o fr Plateau it Plateau nl Plateau pl Plateau pt Plateau desambigua o ru sk Plat sv Plateau ... more details
The Taku Plateau is a sub plateau of the Stikine Plateau in the far northwestern British Columbia Interior Interior of British Columbia , Canada . It lies to the south of the Teslin Plateau , part of the Yukon Plateau and to the southeast of the Yukon Plateau s other major sub area within British Columbia, the Tagish Highland . Immediately northeast is the Kawdy Plateau and to the northwest of the Nahlin Plateau both also components of the Stikine Plateau . The Inklin River forms the plateau s southwestern boundary with the northwestern extremities of the Tahltan Highland , beyond which are the Boundary Ranges . Very mountainous, its highest summit is Nahlin Mountain . References BCGNIS 19381 Taku Plateau Plateaus and Highlands of British Columbia coord 58 42 00 N 132 30 00 W display title Category Plateaus of British Columbia Category Taku Plateau Category Atlin Country BritishColumbiaInterior geo stub ... more details
unreferenced date April 2010 The Bangombe Plateau is a plateau covering 42sq.km in the north of Moanda , in the Haut Ogooue Region of Gabon . Exploitation of manganese deposits started on the plateau in 1953 by the Compagnie Mini re de l Ogoou COMILOG . Trivia The town of Moanda is built on the southern slopes of the plateau. The Bangombe Plateau is also home to an airfield and a golf course . Moanda Railway Station lies in the north of the plateau See also Moanda Compagnie Mini re de l Ogoou Category Geography of Gabon ... more details
The Nahlin Plateau is a plateau in northwestern British Columbia , Canada , located between the Sheslay River and Tuya River on the west and east and the Nahlin River and the Stikine River to the north and south. ref BCGNIS 9002 Nahlin Plateau ref It is a subplateau of the Stikine Plateau adjoining parts of the same larger plateau are the Taku Plateau to the northwest, the Tahltan Highland to the southwest and south, the Kawdy Plateau to the north, and the Spatsizi Plateau to the southeast. The Nahlin Plateau is the location of the Level Mountain Range , a small mountain range but a massive shield volcano covering an area of Convert 1800 km2 mi2 abbr on . See also List of plateaus in British Columbia References reflist Plateaus and Highlands of British Columbia coord 58 27 00 N 131 25 00 W display title Category Nahlin Plateau Category Stikine Country BritishColumbiaInterior geo stub ... more details
The Tanzilla Plateau is a plateau in the Stikine Country of the British Columbia Interior Northern Interior of British Columbia , Canada . It is a sub plateau of the Stikine Plateau and is located east of the Tuya River , north of the Stikine River and surrounding Dease Lake its eastern extremity verges on the Stikine Ranges of the Cassiar Mountains at Dark Mountain and Pyramid Mountain . The Spatsizi Plateau is to the southeast, the Klastline Plateau to the south, the Tahltan Highland to the west and southwest, and the Kawdy Plateau to the west and northwest. All are also sub plateaus of the Stikine Plateau . See also Tuya Volcanic Field Volcanism of Canada Volcanism of Western Canada References BCGNIS 17642 Tanzilla Plateau Plateaus and Highlands of British Columbia state expanded coord 58 22 00 N 130 22 00 W display title Category Plateaus of British Columbia Category Stikine Country Category Stikine Plateau Category Volcanism of British Columbia ... more details
The Kawdy Plateau is a plateau in northern British Columbia , Canada , located between the Nahlin River Nahlin and Tuya River s. It includes the granite granitic Atsutla Range and Nazcha Hills and the volcanic Kawdy Mountain . See also List of plateaus in British Columbia References BCGNIS 3085 Kawdy Plateau http www.bivouac.com ArxPg.asp?ArxId 1668 Kawdy Plateau in the Canadian Mountain Encyclopedia. Plateaus and Highlands of British Columbia coord missing British Columbia Category Stikine Plateau Category Cassiar Country BritishColumbia geo stub ... more details
The Bhander Plateau is a plateau in the state of Madhya Pradesh in India . It has an area of 10,000 km . 4,000 sq mi . It links the Deccan Plateau to the south with the Indo Gangetic Plain s and the Chota Nagpur Plateau to the north and east respectively. The plateau is part of the Vindhya Range in central India. ref cite web url http www.britannica.com EBchecked topic 63995 Bhander Plateau title Bhander Plateau work first last publisher Encyclopaedia Britannica accessdate 2010 07 11 ref A series of plateaux runs along the Kaimur Range . These fluvial plateaux, consists of a series of descending plateaux, starting with the Bijawar Panna Plateau Panna Plateau in the west, followed by Bhander Plateau and Rewa Plateau and ending with Rohtas Plateau in the east. ref cite web url http books.google.co.in books?id dC7qhGQpBYkC&pg PA158&lpg PA158&dq Rohtas plateau&source bl&ots 5Ac2ZWezIE&sig TG9r1zgyWerRZe b6MZXygOIwXU&hl en&ei 5agoTLCcL4e3rAfqxq2NBQ&sa X&oi book result&ct result&resnum 7&ved 0CCkQ6AEwBjge v onepage&q Rohtas 20plateau&f false title Physical Geography Introduction To Earth work p. 158 first last K. Bharatdwaj publisher google books accessdate 2010 06 28 ref References reflist coord missing Madhya Pradesh Category Plateaus Category Plateaus of Madhya Pradesh ... more details
Unreferenced date April 2009 Notability date April 2009 Infobox mountain name Rawson Plateau elevation m 3400 elevation ref coordinates 85 52 S, 164 45 W The Rawson Plateau or sometimes Mount Rawson is an ice covered plateau located in Antarctica. Category Geography of Antarctica ... more details
Unreferenced date December 2009 The Xiangkhouang Plateau or Tran Ninh Plateau is a plateau in the north of Laos . The landscape is characterized by green mountains, rugged karst formations and verdant valleys with plenty of river s, caves and waterfalls. The highest peaks of the plateau are between 2000 and 2800 meters high about 6561 and 9842 feet high . The highest mountain of Laos , Phou Bia , is located to the south of the plateau. Several tributaries of the Mekong originate in the Plateau, such as the Nam Ngum . The plateau is the location of the Plain of Jars , which is a collective name for several sites with archeological remains nominated for UNESCO World Heritage status. The major town in the area is the capital of Xiangkhouang Province , Phonsavan . The plateau is also one of the most heavily contaminated areas in the world from unexploded cluster munitions also called UXO . Coord missing Laos Category Plateaus of Laos Laos geo stub pt Planalto de Tran Ninh ... more details
The Klastline Plateau is a plateau in the Stikine Country of the British Columbia Interior Northern Interior of British Columbia , Canada . A subplateau of the Stikine Plateau , it is located between the Stikine River N , the upper Iskut River S , Mess Creek W and the Klappan River E . The Skeena Mountains are to the south, the Tahltan Highland to the west, the Spatsizi Plateau to the east, and the Tanzilla Plateau to the north, on the other side of the Stikine. The Spatsizi and Tanzilla Plateaus, and the Tahltan Highland, are also part of the Stikine Plateau. References BCGNIS 5413 Klastline Plateau Plateaus and Highlands of British Columbia state autocollapse coord 57 57 00 N 130 05 00 W display title Category Plateaus of British Columbia Category Stikine Country Category Stikine Plateau Category Volcanism of British Columbia BritishColumbiaInterior geo stub ... more details
Orphan date November 2006 Unreferenced stub auto yes date December 2009 The plateau pika is an animal native to the Qinghai Tibet an plateau region of China . Its scientific name is ochotona curzoniae , and is related to the rabbit. External links http www.bbc.co.uk nature species Plateau Pika DEFAULTSORT Plateau Pika Category Tibet Tibet stub ... more details
The Singu Plateau is a volcanic plateau located in central Burma . The lava s that form the plateau originally came from fissure vent s during the Holocene , although the last eruption is unknown. ref cite gvp vnum 0705 10 name Singu Plateau ref See also List of volcanoes in Burma References reflist coord missing Burma Category Volcanic plateaus Category Fissure vents Category Volcanoes of Burma Burma geo stub ... more details
The Nicoamen Plateau is a small sub plateau of the Thompson Plateau in the southern British Columbia Interior Interior of British Columbia , Canada , located between the Nicoamen River W and the lower valley of the Nicola River E . References BCGNIS 14288 Nicoamen Plateau Plateaus and Highlands of British Columbia coord 50 12 00 N 121 14 00 W display title Category Plateaus of British Columbia Category Nicola Country BritishColumbiaInterior geo stub ... more details
The Nisutlin Plateau is a plateau in northern British Columbia , Canada , extending from Teslin Lake to the Cassiar Mountains . References BCGNIS 14384 Nisutlin Plateau http www.bivouac.com ArxPg.asp?ArxId 1676 Nisutlin Plateau in the Canadian Mountain Encyclopedia Plateaus and Highlands of British Columbia coord missing British Columbia Category Plateaus of British Columbia Category Stikine Ranges BritishColumbiaInterior geo stub ... more details
The Spatsizi Plateau is a plateau in the upper basin of the Stikine River in north central British Columbia , Canada . Most of the plateau, which is a sub plateau of the Stikine Plateau , is enshrined in either Spatsizi Plateau Wilderness Provincial Park or Spatsizi Headwaters Provincial Park . It is flanked on the south and southwest by the Skeena Mountains , on the southeast by the Omineca Mountains , on the northeast by the Stikine Ranges of the Cassiar Mountains , and on the west by the Klastline Plateau another subplateau of the Stikine Plateau . Name The name is an adaptation of a phrase in the Sekani language meaning red goat , a reference to the habit of mountain goats in the area rolling on a particular red coloured mountain, turning their coats red tspah goat, tsije red . Geology and terrain The plateau is a large volcanic plateau lava plateau , dissected by river valleys, and contains various small mountain ranges. this is just meant as a stub filler Both the Stikine River Stikine and Spatsizi River s have their sources in the plateau. Climate The climate of the plateau, which is of high altitude, is sub arctic in nature. Isolated from the moisture of the Pacific Ocean by successive walls of mountains and other plateaus, the Spatsizi is semi arid in many areas. Fauna The Spatsizi Plateau is the range of the largest remaining herd of woodland caribou in British Columbia . Other fauna in the area include mountain goat s, moose , grizzly bear grizzlies and wolf wolves . References BCGNIS 21661 Spatsizi Plateau Plateaus and Highlands of British Columbia coord 57 50 00 N 128 29 00 W display title Category Plateaus of British Columbia Category Stikine Country Category Volcanic plateaus Category Volcanism of British Columbia BritishColumbiaInterior geo stub fr Plateau Spatsizi ... more details
The Teslin Plateau is a plateau , of the Yukon Plateau physiographic section, in northern British Columbia , Canada , located north of the Nakina River between Atlin Lake and Teslin Lake . ref BCGNIS 15081 Teslin Plateau ref See also Atlin Volcanic Field References reflist coord missing British Columbia Category Plateaus of British Columbia Category Atlin Country BritishColumbiaInterior geo stub ... more details
Image Giza pyramids.JPG thumb 300px From north to south parts of the city of Giza, the Giza Necropolis, and part of the Giza plateau The Giza Plateau is a plateau that is located in Giza , Egypt . The famous Giza Necropolis is located in this geographical area, which is characterized by a sandy, desert climate and terrain with little vegetation . The plateau and its monuments have been recorded in the Giza Plateau Mapping Project run by Ancient Egypt Research Associates , directed by Dr. Mark Lehner . ref The Giza Plateau Mapping Project , Lehner, Mark Hunt, Brian V. http www.aeraweb.org gpmp home.asp link ref AERA s 2009 field season was recorded in a blog. ref An archaeology blog from the Giza Pyramids in Egypt , 2009 Hunt, Brian V. http aerablog.wordpress.com link ref References reflist Memphis Necropolis Category Giza Plateau Category Plateaus of Egypt coord missing Egypt Egypt geo stub ... more details
coord 52.483 1.894 display title region GB scale 500000 The Midlands Plateau is a plateau covering approximately 3,200 km in the English Midlands Midlands of England , bounded by the Rivers River Severn Severn , River Avon, Warwickshire Avon and River Trent Trent . The plateau is made up of three subdivisions the Birmingham Plateau forms the central core, separated by the valley of the River Blythe from the East Warwickshire Plateau to the east, and by the valley of the River Stour from the Mid Severn Plateau to the west. ref Harvnb English Nature 2005 p 6 ref References reflist Bibliography cite Citation year 2005 title The Midlands Plateau publisher English Nature url http www.english nature.org.uk science natural profiles 5CnaProfile43.pdf accessdate 2009 02 10 cite Category Plateaus of England Warwickshire geo stub WestMidlands geo stub Staffordshire geo stub Worcestershire geo stub ... more details
The Mogollon Plateau also Mogollon Mesa is a pine covered southern plateau section of the larger Colorado Plateau in east central Arizona . The southern boundary of the plateau is the Mogollon Rim . The Mogollon Plateau is 2,135 2,440 meters high. The plateau lends its name to the Mogollon tribe, part of the Cochise Mogollan peoples who inhabited this and nearby areas from 5,000 to 2,500 years ago. Their descendants are believed to include the Anasazi . See also Intermontane Plateaus Mogollon culture Sitgreaves National Forest References Unreferenced date August 2010 Arizona Coord 34 29 00 N 110 48 02 W display title Category Colorado Plateau Category Plateaus of the United States Category Landforms of Arizona Category Landforms of Coconino County, Arizona Category Landforms of Navajo County, Arizona Category Regions of Arizona Arizona geo stub ... more details
Detroit Plateau coord 64 10 S 60 0 W scale 2000000 display inline,title is a major interior plateau of Graham Land , with heights between 1,500 and 1,800 m. Its northeast limit is marked by the south wall of Russell West Glacier , from which it extends some convert 90 mi in a general southwest direction to Herbert Plateau . The plateau was observed from the air by Sir Hubert Wilkins on a flight of December 20, 1928. Wilkins named it Detroit Aviation Society Plateau after the society which aided in the organizing of his expedition but the shortened form of the original name is approved. The north and east sides of the plateau were charted by the Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey FIDS in 1946 47. Dinsmoor Glacier is a glacier flowing east from the south edge of Detroit Plateau. References usgs gazetteer Category Plateaus of Antarctica WAntarctica geo stub ... more details
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