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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 ...
An isoporic line refers to a line of constant annual variation of magnetic declination . [33] An isoclinic line connects points of equal magnetic dip, and an aclinic line is the isoclinic line of magnetic dip zero. An isodynamic line (from δύναμις or dynamis meaning 'power') connects points with the same intensity of magnetic force.
The shelf usually ends at a point of increasing slope [3] (called the shelf break).The sea floor below the break is the continental slope. [4] Below the slope is the continental rise, which finally merges into the deep ocean floor, the abyssal plain. [5]
A plateau of a function is a part of its domain where the function has constant value. More formally, let U , V be topological spaces . A plateau for a function f : U → V is a path-connected set of points P of U such that for some y we have
There are five main types of mountains: volcanic, fold, plateau, fault-block, and dome. A more detailed classification useful on a local scale predates plate tectonics and adds to these categories. [ 6 ]
Satellite image of the Big Raven Plateau in British Columbia, Canada Rangipo Desert of the North Island Volcanic Plateau. Numerous tephra layers are visible. The Pajarito Plateau in New Mexico, United States is an example of a volcanic plateau. A volcanic plateau is a plateau produced by volcanic activity. There are two main types: lava ...
The US uses the term Appalachian Highlands, and Canada uses the term Appalachian Uplands, to define contiguous regions that have similar geology, topography, history, and native plant and animal communities. (The Appalachian Mountains are not synonymous with the Appalachian Plateau, which is one of the provinces of the Appalachian Highlands).
The buoyancy of the deep-seated mantle plume underneath has uplifted the Iceland basalt plateau to as high as 3,000 m (9,800 ft). The crust over the plume is also up to 40 km (25 mi) thick which is much thicker than elsewhere in Iceland and a contrast to the minimum thickness of 8 km (5.0 mi) which is a thickness more typical of oceanic ...