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| { "href" : "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Altiplano", "title" : "Altiplano", "body" : "The Altiplano (Spanish for \"high plain\"), Andean Plateau or Bolivian Plateau, in west-central South America, where the Andes are at their widest, is the most extensive area of high plateau on Earth outside of Tibet. The bulk of the Altiplano lies within Bolivian and Peruvian territory while its southern parts lie in Chile and Argentina. The Altiplano plateau hosts several cities like Puno, Oruro, Potosí, Cuzco and La Paz, the administrative seat of Bolivia. Northeastern Altiplano is more humid than the Southwestern, the latter of which hosts several salares, or salt flats, due to its aridity. At the Bolivia-Peru border lies Lake Titicaca, the largest lake in South America." } | |
| { "href" : "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Altiplano_Cundiboyacense", "title" : "Altiplano Cundiboyacense", "body" : "The Altiplano Cundiboyacense is a set of highlands located on the Eastern Cordillera of the Colombian Andes between the departments of Cundinamarca and Boyacá. The altiplano corresponds to the ancient territory of the Muisca. The Altiplano Cundiboyacense comprises three distinctive flat regions, the Bogotá Savannah, the valleys of Ubaté and Chiquinquirá, and the valleys of Duitama and Sogamoso. The altitude of the altiplano is about 2,600 m above the sea level." } | |
| { "href" : "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Puna_de_Atacama", "title" : "Puna de Atacama", "body" : "The Puna de Atacama or Atacama Plateau is an arid high plateau, in the Andes of northern Chile (15%) and Argentina (85%). Geomorphologist Walther Penck based his Grossfalt landform association on Puna de Atacama." } | |
| { "href" : "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mount_Roraima", "title" : "Mount Roraima", "body" : "Mount Roraima (Spanish: Monte Roraima [ˈmonte roˈɾaima], also known as Tepuy Roraima and Cerro Roraima; Portuguese: Monte Roraima [ˈmõtʃi ʁoˈɾɐ̃jmɐ]) is the highest of the Pakaraima chain of tepui plateau in South America.:156 First described by the English explorer Sir Walter Raleigh in 1596, its 31 km2 summit area:156 consists on all sides of cliffs rising 400 metres (1,300 ft). The mountain also serves as the triple border point of Venezuela (85%), Brazil (5%) and Guyana (10% of the territory claimed by Venezuela).:156" } | |
| { "href" : "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atacama_Desert", "title" : "Atacama Desert", "body" : "The Atacama Desert (Spanish: Desierto de Atacama) is a plateau in South America, covering a 1,000-kilometre (600 mi) strip of land on the Pacific coast, west of the Andes mountains. It is the driest non-polar desert in the world. According to estimates the Atacama Desert proper occupies 105,000 square kilometres (41,000 sq mi), or 128,000 square kilometres (49,000 sq mi) if the barren lower slopes of the Andes are included. Most of the desert is composed of stony terrain, salt lakes (salares), sand, and felsic lava that flows towards the Andes." } | |
| { "href" : "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brazilian_Highlands", "title" : "Brazilian Highlands", "body" : "The Brazilian Highlands or Brazilian Plateau (Portuguese: Planalto Brasileiro) are an extensive geographical region, covering most of the eastern, southern and central portions of Brazil, in all approximately half of the country's land area, or some 4,500,000 km² (1,930,511 sq mi). In addition, the vast majority of Brazil's population (190,755,799; 2010 census) lives in the highlands or on the narrow coastal region immediately adjacent to it." } | |
| { "href" : "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chapada", "title" : "Chapada", "body" : "A chapada (Portuguese pronunciation: [ʃaˈpadɐ]) is a plateau found in the Brazilian Highlands. The chapadas, which are usually described as mountain ranges, are capped by horizontal strata of sandstone and show the original surface, which has been worn away by the rivers, leaving here and there broad flat-topped ridges between river basins and narrower ranges of hills between river courses. From the valleys their rugged, deeply indented escarpments, stretching away to the horizon, have the appearance of a continuous chain of mountains." } | |
| { "href" : "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guiana_Shield", "title" : "Guiana Shield", "body" : "The Guiana Shield is one of the three cratons of the South American Plate. It is a 1.7 billion-year-old[citation needed] Precambrian geological formation in northeast South America that forms a portion of the northern coast. The higher elevations on the shield are called the Guiana Highlands, which is where the table-like mountains called tepuis are found. The Guiana Highlands are also the source of some of the world's most spectacular waterfalls such as Angel Falls, Kaieteur Falls and Kuquenan Falls." } | |
| { "href" : "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Papuan_Plateau", "title" : "Great Papuan Plateau", "body" : "The Great Papuan Plateau is a karst plateau in the Southern Highlands and Western Provinces of Papua New Guinea. It is bordered the upper stretches of the Kikori River and the Strickland River on the east and west, respectively, and the Karius Range, the southern edge of the highlands, including Mount Sisa, to the north, and Mount Bosavi to the south." } | |
| { "href" : "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lord_Howe_Rise", "title" : "Lord Howe Rise", "body" : "The Lord Howe Rise is a deep sea plateau which extends from south west of New Caledonia to the Challenger Plateau, west of New Zealand in the south west of the Pacific Ocean. To its west is the Tasman Basin and to the east is the New Caledonia Basin. Lord Howe Rise has a total area of about 1,500,000 square km, and generally lies about 750 to 1,200 metres under water. It is part of Zealandia, a much larger continent that is now mostly submerged, and so is composed of continental crust." } | |
| { "href" : "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/To%27ovi%27i", "title" : "To'ovi'i", "body" : "Tovi‘i is a high plateau in western Nuku Hiva IN French Polynesia, located in the traditional province of Te I‘i. The primary vegetation of the plateau is tall grasses. " } | |
| { "href" : "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_Island_Volcanic_Plateau", "title" : "North Island Volcanic Plateau", "body" : "The North Island Volcanic Plateau (often called the Central Plateau and occasionally the Waimarino Plateau) is a volcanic plateau covering much of central North Island of New Zealand with volcanoes, lava plateaus, and crater lakes." } | |
| { "href" : "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arnhem_Plateau", "title" : "Arnhem Plateau", "body" : "The Arnhem Plateau, an Australian bioregion, comprises much of the raised and heavily dissected sandstone plateau that characterises central Arnhem Land in the Top End of the Northern Territory." } | |
| { "href" : "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atherton_Tableland", "title" : "Atherton Tableland", "body" : "The Atherton Tableland is a fertile plateau which is part of the Great Dividing Range in Queensland, Australia. It is located west to south-south-west inland from Cairns. Although it is in the tropical latitudes, its elevated position provides a climate suitable for dairy farming. It has an area of around 32,000 km² with an altitude ranging between 500 and 1,280 m (1,640 and 4,200 ft). The fertility of the soils in the region can be attributed to the volcanic origins of the land." } | |
| { "href" : "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barrington_Tops_National_Park", "title" : "Barrington Tops National Park", "body" : "The Barrington Tops National Park is a protected national park located in the Hunter Valley, approximately 200 kilometres (120 mi) north of Sydney in New South Wales, Australia. Gazetted in 1969, the 76,512-hectare (189,070-acre) park is situated between Scone, Singleton, Dungog, Gloucester and East Gresford." } | |
| { "href" : "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baw_Baw_National_Park", "title" : "Baw Baw National Park", "body" : "The Baw Baw National Park is a national park located on the boundaries between the Central Highlands and Gippsland regions of Victoria, Australia. The 13,530-hectare (33,400-acre) national park is situated approximately 120 kilometres (75 mi) east of Melbourne and 50 kilometres (31 mi) north of the Latrobe Valley. The park contains the Baw-Baw Plateau and Mount Baw Baw, a small ski resort." } | |
| { "href" : "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blackdown_Tableland_National_Park", "title" : "Blackdown Tableland National Park", "body" : "Blackdown Tableland is a national park in Central Queensland (Australia), 576 km (358 mi) northwest of Brisbane. The mountainous terrain of the tablelands provides a unique landscape featuring gorges, waterfalls and diverse vegetation." } | |
| { "href" : "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carnarvon_Range", "title" : "Carnarvon Range", "body" : "The Carnarvon Range is a mountain range in Central Queensland, Australia. It is a plateau section of the Great Dividing Range. The Carnarvon Range is 160 km in length. It was first explored by Ludwig Leichhardt but named by Thomas Mitchell after the 4th Earl of Carnarvon.[citation needed]" } | |
| { "href" : "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dorrigo_Plateau", "title" : "Dorrigo Plateau", "body" : "The Dorrigo Plateau is a plateau in the Northern Tablelands and New England regions of New South Wales, Australia. The plateau forms part of the Great Dividing Range and is sometimes referred to as the Dorrigo and Guy Fawkes Plateau." } | |
| { "href" : "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Einasleigh_Uplands", "title" : "Einasleigh Uplands", "body" : "The Einasleigh Uplands are an interim Australian bioregion of savanna and woodland located on a large plateau in inland Queensland, Australia." } | |
| { "href" : "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Illawarra_escarpment", "title" : "Illawarra escarpment", "body" : "The Illawarra escarpment, or officially the Illawarra Range, is the fold-created cliffs and plateau-eroded outcrop mountain range west of the Illawarra coastal plain south of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. The range encloses the Illawarra region which stretches from Stanwell Park in the north to Kiama, Gerringong and the Shoalhaven River in the south." } | |
| { "href" : "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lamington_National_Park", "title" : "Lamington National Park", "body" : "The Lamington National Park is a national park, lying on the Lamington Plateau of the McPherson Range on the Queensland/New South Wales border in Australia. From Southport on the Gold Coast the park is 85 kilometres (53 mi) to the southwest and Brisbane is 110 kilometres (68 mi) north. The 20,600 hectares (51,000 acres) Lamington National Park is known for its natural beauty, rainforests, birdlife, ancient trees, waterfalls, walking tracks and mountain views." } | |
| { "href" : "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/McIlwraith_Range", "title" : "McIlwraith Range", "body" : "The McIlwraith Range is a rugged, dissected granite plateau on the Cape York Peninsula, Far North Queensland, Australia. Part of the Great Dividing Range, it covers about 3000 km2 and lies about 15 km east of the town of Coen, and 550 km north of Cairns. The Archer River rises in the range. Most of the range is about 450 m above sea level and reaches its highest elevation at 824 m, just north-east of Coen. The range receives high annual rainfall of about 1500 mm." } | |
| { "href" : "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mawson_Plateau", "title" : "Mawson Plateau", "body" : "The Mawson Plateau 30°6′38″S 139°25′19″E / 30.11056°S 139.42194°E / -30.11056; 139.42194 is part of the northern Flinders Ranges, located on the Mount Freeling pastoral lease in South Australia, 140 km east of Lyndhurst and adjacent to the northeastern boundary of Arkaroola." } | |
| { "href" : "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mount_Carbine_Tableland", "title" : "Mount Carbine Tableland", "body" : "The Mount Carbine Tableland is a plateau in Far North Queensland, Australia. Part of the Great Dividing Range, it lies in the Shire of Mareeba 15 km west of Mossman, and 1,460 km north-west of Brisbane, at an altitude of about 1,165 m above sea level. It is largely covered with tropical rainforest and receives an annual rainfall total of 2,000 mm." } | |
| { "href" : "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Narrow_Neck_Plateau", "title" : "Narrow Neck Plateau", "body" : "The Narrow Neck Plateau is the eroded remnant of a sandstone layer 1,000 m above sea level situated immediately south-west of Katoomba, New South Wales, Australia in the Blue Mountains. The neck separates the Jamison Valley (to the east) from the Megalong Valley (to the west)." } | |
| { "href" : "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northern_Tablelands", "title" : "Northern Tablelands", "body" : "The Northern Tablelands, also known as the New England Tableland, is a plateau and a region of the Great Dividing Range in northern New South Wales, Australia. It includes the New England Range, the narrow highlands area of the New England region, stretching from the Moonbi Range in the south to the Queensland border in the north. The region corresponds generally to the Bureau of Meteorology (Australia) forecast area for the Northern Tablelands which in this case includes Inverell although it is significantly lower in elevation." } | |
| { "href" : "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shipley_Plateau", "title" : "Shipley Plateau", "body" : "Shipley Plateau is located south of Blackheath, New South Wales in the Blue Mountains of New South Wales, Australia. Faced with sandstone escarpments, the plateau is accessible by road and some of the land area is planted with fruit orchards. The Hargraves Lookout on its south easterly limit provides an excellent view of the Megalong Valley." } | |
| { "href" : "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Springbrook,_Queensland", "title" : "Springbrook, Queensland", "body" : "Springbrook is a mountain and plateau in the Gold Coast hinterland of South East Queensland. The highest point, known as Springbrook Mountain is 990 metres (3,250 ft) high. The area offers excellent views to the Gold Coast and is known for its cliffs, waterfalls and forest walks, most of which are protected in the Springbrook National Park." } | |
| { "href" : "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tamborine_Mountain", "title" : "Tamborine Mountain", "body" : "Tamborine Mountain is a 28 square kilometres (11 sq mi) plateau (8 km long by 4 km wide) in the Scenic Rim local government area of South East Queensland, Australia. The name is of Aboriginal origin and has nothing to do with the musical instrument. It is considered part of the Gold Coast hinterland and has a strong tourist industry." } | |
| { "href" : "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Western_Plateau", "title" : "Western Plateau", "body" : "The Western Plateau is Australia's largest drainage division and is composed predominantly of the remains of the ancient rock shield of Gondwana. It incorporates two thirds of the continent; 2,700,000 square kilometres of arid land including large parts of Western Australia, South Australia, and the Northern Territory. For comparison, it is roughly four times the size of Texas, or the same size as the whole of continental Europe from Poland west to Portugal. It is Australia's largest drainage division." } | |
| { "href" : "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Woronora_Plateau", "title" : "Woronora Plateau", "body" : " The Woronora Plateau is a plateau located in New South Wales, Australia. The area is adjacent to the Sydney Plains and is slightly higher in altitude. It is capped with Hawkesbury Sandstone. It is often hotter in summer and colder in winter than metropolitan Sydney. The Woronora River flows through the deeply dissected plateau to the Georges River from near the sources of the Port Hacking, within the Sutherland Shire." } | |
| { "href" : "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Costa_Rican_Central_Valley", "title" : "Costa Rican Central Valley", "body" : "The Central Valley (Spanish: Valle Central) is a plateau and a geographic region of central Costa Rica. The land in the valley is a relative plain, despite being surrounded by several mountains and volcanos, the latter part of the Central Range. The region houses almost three quarters of Costa Ricans, and includes the capital and most populous city, San José. The valley is shared among the provinces of Alajuela, Heredia, San José and Cartago. The region occupies an area of 11,366 km², more than a fifth of the country, and is drained by the Tárcoles River." } | |
| { "href" : "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Najd", "title" : "Najd", "body" : "Najd or Nejd (Arabic: نجد , Najd) is the central region of Saudi Arabia. Najd is the birthplace of Wahhabism." } | |
| { "href" : "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Allegheny_Plateau", "title" : "Allegheny Plateau", "body" : "The Allegheny Plateau /ˌælɨˈɡeɪni/ is a large dissected plateau area 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." } | |
| { "href" : "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Appalachian_Plateau", "title" : "Appalachian Plateau", "body" : "The Appalachian Plateau is the northwestern part of the Appalachian Mountains, stretching from New York to Alabama. The plateau is a second level United States physiographic region, covering parts of the states of New York, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Maryland, West Virginia, Kentucky, Tennessee, Alabama, and Georgia." } | |
| { "href" : "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bighorn_Basin", "title" : "Bighorn Basin", "body" : "The Bighorn Basin is a plateau region and intermontane basin, approximately 100 miles (160 km) wide, in north-central Wyoming in the United States. It is bounded by the Absaroka Range on the west, the Bighorn Mountains on the east, and the Owl Creek Mountains and Bridger Mountains on the south. It is drained to the north by tributaries of the Bighorn River, which enters the basin from the south, through a gap between the Owl Creek and Bridger Mountains, as the Wind River, and becomes the Bighorn as it enters the basin. The region is semi-arid, receiving only 6–10 in (15–25 cm) of rain annually." } | |
| { "href" : "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caja_del_Rio", "title" : "Caja del Rio", "body" : "Caja del Rio (Spanish: \"box of the river\") is a dissected plateau, of volcanic origin, which covers approximately 84,000 acres of land in northern Santa Fe County, New Mexico, United States. The region is also known as the Caja, Caja del Rio Plateau, and Cerros del Rio. The center of the area is approximately 15 miles (23 km) west of Santa Fe, New Mexico. Most of the Caja is owned by the United States Forest Service and managed by the Santa Fe National Forest. Access is through New Mexico Highway 599, Santa Fe County Road 62, and Forest Service Road 24." } | |
| { "href" : "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colorado_Plateau", "title" : "Colorado Plateau", "body" : "The Colorado Plateau, also known as the Colorado Plateau Province, is a physiographic region of the Intermontane Plateaus, roughly centered on the Four Corners region of the southwestern United States. The province covers an area of 337,000 km2 (130,000 mi2) within western Colorado, northwestern New Mexico, southern and eastern Utah, and northern Arizona. About 90% of the area is drained by the Colorado River and its main tributaries: the Green, San Juan, and Little Colorado." } | |
| { "href" : "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Columbia_Plateau", "title" : "Columbia Plateau", "body" : "The Columbia Plateau is a geologic and geographic region that lies across parts of the U.S. states of Washington, Oregon, and Idaho. It is a wide flood basalt plateau between the Cascade Range and the Rocky Mountains, cut through by the Columbia River. In one of various usages, the term \"Columbia Basin\" refers to more or less the same area as the Columbia Plateau." } | |
| { "href" : "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Columbia_River_Basalt_Group", "title" : "Columbia River Basalt Group", "body" : "The Columbia River Basalt Group is a large igneous province that lies across parts of the Western United States. It is found in the U.S. states of Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Nevada, and California. The Basalt group includes the Steen and Picture Gorge basalt formations." } | |
| { "href" : "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coteau_des_Prairies", "title" : "Coteau des Prairies", "body" : "The Coteau des Prairies is a plateau approximately 200 miles in length and 100 miles in width (320 by 160 km), rising from the prairie flatlands in eastern South Dakota, southwestern Minnesota, and northwestern Iowa in the United States. The southeast portion of the Coteau comprises one of the distinct regions of Minnesota, known as Buffalo Ridge." } | |
| { "href" : "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coteau_du_Missouri", "title" : "Coteau du Missouri", "body" : "The Coteau du Missouri, or Missouri Plateau, is a large plateau that stretches along the eastern side of the valley of the Missouri River in central North Dakota and north-central South Dakota in the United States. In the Canadian provinces of Saskatchewan and Alberta this physiographic region is classified as the uplands Missouri Coteau which is a part of the Great Plains Province or Alberta Plateau Region which extends across the south west corner of the province of Saskatchewan as well as the south east corner of the province of Alberta. Historically, in Canada the area was known as the Palliser's Triangle regarded as an extension of the Great American Desert and unsuitable for agriculture and thus designated by Canadian geographer and explorer John Palliser. The terrain of the Missouri Coteau features low hummocky, undulating, rolling hills, potholes, and grasslands." } | |
| { "href" : "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cumberland_Plateau", "title" : "Cumberland Plateau", "body" : "The Cumberland Plateau is the southern part of the Appalachian Plateau in the Appalachian Mountains of the United States. It includes much of eastern Kentucky and Tennessee, and portions of northern Alabama and northwest Georgia. The terms \"Allegheny Plateau\" and the \"Cumberland Plateau\" both refer to the dissected plateau lands lying west of the main Appalachian Mountains. The terms stem from historical usage rather than geological difference, so there is no strict dividing line between the two. Two major rivers share the names of the plateaus, with the Allegheny River rising in the Allegheny Plateau and the Cumberland River rising in the Cumberland Plateau in Harlan County, Kentucky." } | |
| { "href" : "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Datil-Mogollon_Section", "title" : "Datil-Mogollon Section", "body" : "The Datil-Mogollon Section is a physiographic section of the larger Colorado Plateau province, which in turn is part of the larger Intermontane Plateaus physiographic division. It is a transitional area between the Basin and Range Province and the Colorado Plateau Province. It is also a newly defined unit that includes the southern part of the area previously designated the Datil Section." } | |
| { "href" : "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Death_Canyon_Shelf", "title" : "Death Canyon Shelf", "body" : "Death Canyon Shelf is a narrow plateau located in Grand Teton National Park in the U.S. state of Wyoming. The plateau extends from Fox Creek Pass to Mount Meek Pass, a distance of almost 4 miles (6.4 km). The Death Canyon Shelf parallels much of Death Canyon to the east and has cliffs rising several hundred feet to the west for most of the shelfs length. Camping is permitted on Death Canyon Shelf with a permit. The shelf is traversed by the Teton Crest Trail for its entire length, but it is deep in the backcountry, requiring a 10-mile (16 km) hike from the Death Canyon trailhead to access." } | |
| { "href" : "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edwards_Plateau", "title" : "Edwards Plateau", "body" : "The Edwards Plateau is a region of west-central Texas which is bounded by the Balcones Fault to the south and east, the Llano Uplift and the Llano Estacado to the north, and the Pecos River and Chihuahuan Desert to the west. San Angelo, Austin, San Antonio and Del Rio roughly outline the area. The eastern portion of the plateau is the Texas Hill Country." } | |
| { "href" : "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glaciated_Allegheny_Plateau", "title" : "Glaciated Allegheny Plateau", "body" : "The Glaciated Allegheny Plateau is that portion of the Allegheny Plateau that lies within the area covered by the last glaciation. As a result, this area of the Allegheny Plateau has lower relief and more gentle slopes than the relatively rugged Unglaciated Allegheny Plateau. In general, the glaciated lies to the north and west of the unglaciated, and forms an arc in northeastern to southeastern Ohio lying between the glacial till plains and the Unglaciated Allegheny Plateau. The Glaciated Allegheny Plateau extends into a belt of southern New York State and the central Susquehanna River basin." } | |
| { "href" : "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Highland_Rim", "title" : "Highland Rim", "body" : "The Highland Rim is a geographic term for the area in Tennessee surrounding the Central Basin. Nashville is largely surrounded by higher terrain in all directions." } | |
| { "href" : "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hunterdon_Plateau", "title" : "Hunterdon Plateau", "body" : "Hunterdon Plateau is a plateau in western Hunterdon County, New Jersey. It borders the higher Musconetcong Mountain to the northwest, the Delaware River to the west, Amwell Valley to the south and the lower lying areas of the Newark Basin to the east." } | |
| { "href" : "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intermontane_Plateaus", "title" : "Intermontane Plateaus", "body" : "The Intermontane Plateaus of the Western United States is one of eight U.S. Physiographic regions (divisions) of the physical geography of the contiguous United States. The region is composed of intermontane plateaus and mountain ranges. It is subdivided into physiographic provinces, which are each subdivided into physiographic sections." } | |
| { "href" : "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Llano_Estacado", "title" : "Llano Estacado", "body" : "Llano Estacado (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈʝano estaˈkaðo], (meaning Palisaded Plain) Texas/local pronunciation: [lano estaˈkaðo], commonly known as the Staked Plain, is a region in the Southwestern United States that encompasses parts of eastern New Mexico and northwestern Texas. One of the largest mesas or tablelands on the North American continent, the elevation rises from 3,000 feet (900 m) in the southeast to over 5,000 feet (1,500 m) in the northwest, sloping almost uniformly at about 10 feet per mile (1.9 m/km)." } | |
| { "href" : "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Modoc_Plateau", "title" : "Modoc Plateau", "body" : "The Modoc Plateau lies in the northeast corner of California as well as parts of Oregon and Nevada. It is a mile-high expanse of lava flows with cinder cones, juniper flats, pine forests, and seasonal lakes. The plateau is thought to have been formed approximately 25 million years ago. Nearly 1,000,000 acres (400,000 ha) of the Modoc National Forest lie on the plateau between the Medicine Lake Highlands in the west and the Warner Mountains in the east." } | |
| { "href" : "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ozarks", "title" : "Ozarks", "body" : "The Ozarks, also referred to as the Ozark Mountains, Ozarks Mountain Country, and the Ozark Plateau, are a physiographic and geologic highland region of the central United States. It covers much of the southern half of Missouri and an extensive portion of northwestern and north central Arkansas. The region also extends westward into northeastern Oklahoma and extreme southeastern Kansas. The Shawnee Hills of southwest Illinois, which lie near the eastern edge of this region, are commonly called the \"Illinois Ozarks\" but are generally not considered part of the true Ozarks." } | |
| { "href" : "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pajarito_Plateau", "title" : "Pajarito Plateau", "body" : "The Pajarito Plateau is a volcanic plateau in north central New Mexico, United States. The plateau, part of the Jemez Mountains, is bounded on the west by the Valles Caldera and on the east by the White Rock Canyon of the Rio Grande. The plateau is occupied by several notable entities, including Bandelier National Monument, the town of Los Alamos and its remote suburb White Rock, and Los Alamos National Laboratory. Elevations range from about 5600 feet (1700 meters) at the river to about 7800 feet (2300 meters) where the plateau merges into the mountain range." } | |
| { "href" : "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pennyroyal_Plateau", "title" : "Pennyroyal Plateau", "body" : "The Pennyroyal Plateau, or, as it is more commonly called in Kentucky and adjacent areas, the Pennyrile, is a large area of the state that features rolling hills, caves, and karst topography in general. It is also called the \"Mississippi Plateau\"." } | |
| { "href" : "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plateaus_of_Yellowstone_National_Park", "title" : "Plateaus of Yellowstone National Park", "body" : "There are 9 named plateaus in Yellowstone National Park. These plateaus are part of the much larger Yellowstone Plateau and dominate areas in the park south and west of the Gallatin and Absaroka mountain ranges. Four of the plateaus are from rhyolite lava flows that occurred between 110,000 and 70,000 years ago." } | |
| { "href" : "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sand_Mountain_(Alabama)", "title" : "Sand Mountain (Alabama)", "body" : "Sand Mountain is a sandstone plateau in northeastern Alabama and (to a far lesser extent) northwestern Georgia. It is part of the southern tip of the Appalachian mountain chain. Geologically a continuation of Walden Ridge, Sand Mountain is part of the Cumberland Plateau, separated from the main portion of the plateau by the Tennessee River and Sequatchie Valley. The average elevation on Sand Mountain is around 1,500 feet (460 m) above sea level, compared to about 650 feet (200 m) in the surrounding area. This elevation leads to its having the coolest climate in the state of Alabama. The largest city on Sand Mountain is Albertville, in Marshall County. As of the 2010 census, the population of the city was 21,160." } | |
| { "href" : "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Santa_Rosa_Plateau", "title" : "Santa Rosa Plateau", "body" : "The Santa Rosa Plateau is an upland plateau and southeastern extension of the Santa Ana Mountains in Riverside County, southern California. It is bounded by the rapidly urbanizing Inland Empire cities of Murrieta to the northeast, and Temecula to the southeast." } | |
| { "href" : "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uncompahgre_Plateau", "title" : "Uncompahgre Plateau", "body" : "The Uncompahgre Plateau in western Colorado is a distinctive large uplift part of the Colorado Plateau. Uncompahgre is a Ute Indian word that describes the water: \"Dirty Water\" or \"Rocks that make Water Red\"." } | |
| { "href" : "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unglaciated_Allegheny_Plateau", "title" : "Unglaciated Allegheny Plateau", "body" : "The Unglaciated Allegheny Plateau is located in an arc around southeastern Ohio into western Pennsylvania and West Virginia. This area is a dissected plateau, characterized by sandstone, shale, and many coal seams. This is the part of the Allegheny Plateau that lies outside the continental glaciation of the ice ages." } | |
| { "href" : "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yellowstone_Plateau", "title" : "Yellowstone Plateau", "body" : "The Yellowstone Plateau volcanic field is a geological feature found in the U.S. state of Wyoming. It is a popular site for tourists." } | |
| { "href" : "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/York_Plateau", "title" : "York Plateau", "body" : "York Plateau is located on the Seward Peninsula of the U.S. state of Alaska. It is situated beyond the western front of the York Mountains. It is a dissected plateau which stands at an elevation of about 600 feet (180 m). The top of the plateau is smooth and hard. The larger streams within the plateau have rather broad valleys, which are cut down nearly to sea level, while the smaller tributaries flow in canyons. To the south, the plateau ends in a steep escarpment which is separated from the Bering Sea by a narrow coastal plain or beach. Near the settlement of York, the coastal plain has an elevation of about 50 feet (15 m), and above this is a higher bench at about 400 feet (120 m), which is similar to the plateau in character, but not so extensive. The plateau seems to slope more gradually to the Arctic Ocean, from which it is separated by a coastal plain which extends inland for several miles. A wide lagoon separates this coastal plain from the Arctic Ocean. The surface of the plateau is covered with a thin layer of semiangular gravels." } | |
| { "href" : "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aquarius_Plateau", "title" : "Aquarius Plateau", "body" : "Coordinates: 38°05′N 111°30′W / 38.083°N 111.500°W / 38.083; -111.500 The Aquarius Plateau is a physiographic region in the High Plateaus Section of the Colorado Plateau Province. It is located within Garfield and Wayne counties in south-central Utah." } | |
| { "href" : "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kaiparowits_Plateau", "title" : "Kaiparowits Plateau", "body" : "The Kaiparowits Plateau is a large, elevated landform located in southern Utah, in the southwestern United States. Along with the Grand Staircase and the Canyons of the Escalante, it makes up a significant portion of the Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument. Its extension to the southeast, Fiftymile Mountain, runs nearly to the Colorado River and Lake Powell, and is a prominent part of the northern skyline from the Glen Canyon National Recreation Area." } | |
| { "href" : "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Markagunt_Plateau", "title" : "Markagunt Plateau", "body" : "The Markagunt Plateau is an 800-square-mile (2,100 km2) plateau located in southwestern Utah between Interstate 15 and U.S. Route 89. It is one of the plateaus that make up the High Plateaus Section of the Colorado Plateau Province." } | |
| { "href" : "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paunsaugunt_Plateau", "title" : "Paunsaugunt Plateau", "body" : "The Paunsaugunt Plateau (pronounced \"PAWN-suh-gant\") is a dissected plateau, rising to an elevation of 7,000–9,300 feet (2,100–2,800 m), in southwestern Utah in the United States. Located in northern Kane County and southwestern Garfield County, it is approximately 10 miles (16 km) wide, and extends southward from the Sevier Plateau approximately 25 miles (40 km), terminating in the Pink Cliffs at the southern end." } | |
| { "href" : "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coconino_Plateau", "title" : "Coconino Plateau", "body" : "The Coconino Plateau is found south of the Grand Canyon and north—northwest of Flagstaff, in northern Arizona of the Southwestern United States." } | |
| { "href" : "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Defiance_Plateau", "title" : "Defiance Plateau", "body" : "The Defiance Plateau, part of the geologic Defiance Uplift, is an approximately 75-mile (121 km) long, mostly north-trending plateau of Apache County, Arizona, and its east and southeast perimeter, are parts of San Juan and McKinley Counties, New Mexico." } | |
| { "href" : "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kaibab_Plateau", "title" : "Kaibab Plateau", "body" : "The Kaibab Plateau is located in northern Arizona in the United States. The plateau, part of the larger Colorado Plateau, is bordered on the south by the Grand Canyon and reaches an elevation of 9200 feet (2817 m) above sea level. The plateau is divided between Kaibab National Forest and the \"North Rim\" portion of Grand Canyon National Park. Tributary canyons of the Colorado River form the plateau's eastern and western boundaries, and tiers of uplifted cliffs define the northern edges of the landform. Winter snowfall is often heavy (sometimes exceeding 200 in (5,100 mm)), and this creates opportunities for backcountry Nordic skiing and snow camping." } | |
| { "href" : "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kanab_Plateau", "title" : "Kanab Plateau", "body" : "The Kanab Plateau is a 45-mile (72 km) long plateau located at the north of the Grand Canyon. The plateau is adjacent west of the Kaibab Plateau of the North Rim, with a basin containing the Kanab Creek watershed in between. The basin is the site of the Kanab Creek Wilderness, with Snake Gulch at its north perimeter, and at the base of the Kanab Plateau, forming its southeast border." } | |
| { "href" : "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mogollon_Plateau", "title" : "Mogollon Plateau", "body" : "The Mogollon Plateau or Mogollon Mesa (/mʌɡɨˈjoʊn/ or /moʊɡəˈjoʊn/) 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." } | |
| { "href" : "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mexican_Plateau", "title" : "Mexican Plateau", "body" : "The Central Mexican Plateau, also known as the Mexican Altiplano (Spanish: Altiplanicie Mexicana), is a large arid-to-semiarid plateau that occupies much of northern and central Mexico. Averaging 1,825 m (5,988 ft) above sea level, it extends from the United States border in the north to the Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt in the south, and is bounded by the Sierra Madre Occidental and Sierra Madre Oriental to the west and east, respectively." } | |
| { "href" : "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tarascan_Plateau", "title" : "Tarascan Plateau", "body" : "\nThe Tarascan Plateau (Spanish: Meseta Tarasca) is a plateau and region in the Mexican state of Michoacán, in Southwestern Mexico" } | |
| { "href" : "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yukon_Plateau", "title" : "Yukon Plateau", "body" : "Sub-plateaus include the Teslin Plateau and the Nisutlin Plateau, west and east of Teslin Lake, respectively." } | |
| { "href" : "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chilcotin_Group", "title" : "Chilcotin Group", "body" : "The Chilcotin Group, also called the Chilcotin Plateau Basalts, is a large area of basaltic lava that forms a volcanic plateau running parallel with the Garibaldi Volcanic Belt in south-central British Columbia, Canada." } | |
| { "href" : "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dease_Plateau", "title" : "Dease Plateau", "body" : "The Dease Plateau is a subregion of the larger Yukon Plateau, and is located in far northern British Columbia, Canada, northwest from the Deadwood River to and beyond the Yukon-British Columbia boundary. The plateau is named in association with Dease Lake and the Dease River. Very mountainous in some of its vast area, it is in some classification systems it is included as a subarea of the Cassiar Mountains." } | |
| { "href" : "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dil-Dil_Plateau", "title" : "Dil-Dil Plateau", "body" : "The Dil-Dil Plateau is a small lava plateau on the west side of the upper valley of Big Creek in the southern Chilcotin District of the Central Interior of British Columbia. The plateau is a shelf-like extension of the subrange of the Chilcotin Ranges containing Taseko Mountain and Mount Vic to the west, and is roughly rectangular in shape, and of c.25–30 km2 in area and forming a transition between the range and the Chilcotin Plateau at 2000m-2300m." } | |
| { "href" : "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eagle_Heights", "title" : "Eagle Heights", "body" : "This article is about the Eagle Heights in British Columbia, Canada. For the Eagle Heights in Queensland, Australia, please see Eagle Heights, Queensland." } | |
| { "href" : "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Forbidden_Plateau", "title" : "Forbidden Plateau", "body" : "The Forbidden Plateau is a small, hilly plateau in the east of the Vancouver Island Ranges in British Columbia, located northwest of Comox Lake roughly between Mount Albert Edward to the southwest and Mount Washington (site of the Mount Washington Alpine Resort) to the northeast. The gently sloping sub-alpine terrain is broken by small, rugged hills and pitted with small lakes. Much of it is contained within Strathcona Provincial Park, and a network of trails facilitate hiking, cross country skiing, and access to Mount Albert Edward. A sub-alpine meadow on Mount Beecher in the southwest corner of the plateau is the only site in Canada of the Olympic onion (Allium crenulatum)." } | |
| { "href" : "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interior_Plateau", "title" : "Interior Plateau", "body" : "The Interior Plateau comprises a large region of central British Columbia, and lies between the Cariboo and Monashee Mountains on the east, and the Hazelton Mountains, Coast Mountains and Cascade Range on the west. The continuation of the plateau into the United States is known there as the Columbia Plateau. The Interior Plateau is not part of the Interior Mountains, a huge area that constitutes most of the northern two thirds of the Canadian province of British Columbia between the Coast Mountains, Rocky Mountains and the various small ranges on the inland lea of the Coast Mountains between the Bulkley Ranges and the Bella Coola River. Physiographically, the Interior Plateau is a section of the larger Northern Plateaus province, which in turn is part of the Intermontane Plateaus physiographic division. " } | |
| { "href" : "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Klastline_Plateau", "title" : "Klastline Plateau", "body" : "The Klastline Plateau is a plateau in the Stikine Country of the 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." } | |
| { "href" : "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liard_Plateau", "title" : "Liard Plateau", "body" : "The Liard Plateau is a plateau in far northern British Columbia, Canada, located between the Smith and Liard Rivers, and extending north into the Yukon." } | |
| { "href" : "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/McGregor_Plateau", "title" : "McGregor Plateau", "body" : "The McGregor Plateau is a sub-plateau of the Fraser Plateau, the northernmost major subdivision of the Interior Plateau spanning the inland regions of the Pacific Northwest. Located in British Columbia, Canada, to the east of the city of Prince George, British Columbia, the McGregor Plateau lies between the main spine of the Northern Rocky Mountains on the east and the Fraser River on the west, beginning on its southeast at the confluence of the Torpy River with the Fraser and running northwest, parallel to the Fraser and the Rockies, to end in the area of the Arctic and Pacific Lakes to the north of the great bend in the Fraser River just upstream from and to the northeast of Prince George. The McGregor Plateau is very mountainous in character and includes several large rivers, the largest being the McGregor River and Herrick Creek. Included in the McGregor Plateau is the McGregor Range, which lies between the McGregor and Torpy Rivers." } | |
| { "href" : "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nisutlin_Plateau", "title" : "Nisutlin Plateau", "body" : "The Nisutlin Plateau is a plateau in northern British Columbia, Canada, extending from Teslin Lake to the Cassiar Mountains." } | |
| { "href" : "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spatsizi_Plateau", "title" : "Spatsizi Plateau", "body" : "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)." } | |
| { "href" : "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tahltan_Highland", "title" : "Tahltan Highland", "body" : "The Tahltan Highland is an upland area of plateau and relatively lower mountain ranges in British Columbia, Canada, lying east of the Boundary Ranges and south of the Inklin River (the east fork of the Taku River). Its eastern boundary is formed by the Sheslay River and the Little Tuya River, while its southern boundary extends across the Stikine River and its Grand Canyon to include the Mount Edziza volcanic complex (which includes the Spectrum Range), and the Zagoddethchino massif." } | |
| { "href" : "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taku_Plateau", "title" : "Taku Plateau", "body" : "The Taku Plateau is a sub-plateau of the Stikine Plateau in the far northwestern 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." } | |
| { "href" : "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tanzilla_Plateau", "title" : "Tanzilla Plateau", "body" : "The Tanzilla Plateau is a plateau in the Stikine Country of the 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." } | |
| { "href" : "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Teslin_Plateau", "title" : "Teslin Plateau", "body" : "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." } | |
| { "href" : "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barnim_Plateau", "title" : "Barnim Plateau", "body" : "The Barnim Plateau is a plateau which is occupied by the northeastern parts of Berlin and the surrounding federal state of Brandenburg in Germany." } | |
| { "href" : "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Castlecomer_Plateau", "title" : "Castlecomer Plateau", "body" : "The Castlecomer Plateau is an upland area in the North of County Kilkenny, in Ireland, extending into County Laois and County Carlow at its northern edge. The plateau is bounded on the east and south by the N9 National primary road, on the west by the N77. The River Nore flows southward past the plateau's western flank, the River Barrow past its eastern flank and it is dissected by the River Dinnin, which flows through Castlecomer itself." } | |
| { "href" : "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C4%86i%C4%87arija", "title" : "Ćićarija", "body" : "Ćićarija (Slovene: Čičarija, Italian: Cicceria, Monti della Vena, German: Tschitschen Boden), is a mountainous plateau in the northern and north-eastern part of Istria peninsula, 45 km long and 10–15 km wide. It mostly lies in Croatia, while its northern part lies in Slovenia. The highest peak is Veliki Planik at 1,272 m.a.s.l." } | |
| { "href" : "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dobrogea_Plateau", "title" : "Dobrogea Plateau", "body" : "The Dobrogea Plateau (Romanian: Podişul Dobrogei) is a plateau in Eastern Romania located in the Dobruja region, surrounded to the north and west by the Danube and to the east by the Danube Delta and the Black Sea." } | |
| { "href" : "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elenydd", "title" : "Elenydd", "body" : "Elenydd is an upland area of west-central Wales, extending across parts of northern and eastern Ceredigion and Powys between Aberystwyth and Rhayader." } | |
| { "href" : "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Engstligenalp", "title" : "Engstligenalp", "body" : "The Engstligenalp is the biggest plateau of the western Swiss Alps. It lies south of Adelboden at 1900 – 2000 m above sea level. Since 1996 it has belonged to the Swiss culture landscapes of national importance." } | |
| { "href" : "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gious_Kampos", "title" : "Gious Kampos", "body" : "Gious Kampos (Greek: Γιούς Κάμπος), is a plateau in the Amari Valley on the island of Crete in Greece. Its name comes from the phrase τση Γιούς ο Κάμπος, which means the plain of Eos (Ηώς in Greek) in the Cretan dialect. Located northwest of Mt. Kedros, the plateau extends to an area of approx. 2.5 km2 and lies at an average altitude of 750m, having good road access from the villages of Spili, Kissos and Gerakari. The plateau is well known for its remarkably rich flora which includes several native and endemic plants. In particular, the red Tulipa doerfleri (de), one of the few native species of tulips in Crete, thrives there. The plateau also grows high-quality cereals and arid vegetables." } | |
| { "href" : "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lasithi_Plateau", "title" : "Lasithi Plateau", "body" : "The Lasithi Plateau (Greek: Οροπέδιο Λασιθίου, Oropedio Lasithiou) is high endorheic plateau, and a municipality, located in the Lasithi regional unit in eastern Crete, Greece. The seat of the municipality is the village Tzermiado." } | |
| { "href" : "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Limnakaro", "title" : "Limnakaro", "body" : "Limnakaro (Greek: Λιμνάκαρο) is a small (approx. 1000 m in the E-W direction and 600 m in the N-S) plateau located south of the Lassithi plateau, near the villages of Avrakondes and Agios Georgios in eastern Crete, Greece. Limnakaro lies at about 1120 m above sea level, at the feet of the Spathi summit that rises at 2148 m. Because of its altitude, the plateau is mainly used as grazing grounds for sheep and goats. It has a rich wild flora and grows a number of walnut, pear, apple and chestnut trees. Despite a very small number of houses, there are no permanent residents at the plateau. At its western part there is a double nave church dedicated to the Holy Spirit (Agio Pnevma) that dates back to the second Byzantine period (i.e., 961-1204). The church was expanded in 1875 and has been recently restored. Limnakaro is on the European walking route E4; at a height of 1350 m to its southwest in the Anestasi area there is a mountain shelter." } | |
| { "href" : "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ludogorie", "title" : "Ludogorie", "body" : "The Ludogorie (Bulgarian: Лудогорие, usually used with a definite article, Лудогорието, Ludogorieto) or Deliorman (Делиорман, Turkish: Deliorman), all meaning \"region of wild forests\", is a region in northeastern Bulgaria stretching over the plateau of the same name. Major cities in the region are Razgrad, Novi Pazar, Pliska and Isperih. Part of the Danubian Plain, the region is hilly in the east, reaching up to 485.70 metres (1,593.5 ft) in height near the village of Samuil, but merges with the plains of Dobruja and the Danube to the north, with the lowest point near Yuper (39.14 m (128.4 ft)). The region is bordered to the west by the Provadiya River and the Beli Lom; to the east it transitions into the Dobruja plateau." } | |
| { "href" : "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R%C3%B3wnia_pod_%C5%9Anie%C5%BCk%C4%85", "title" : "Równia pod Śnieżką", "body" : "Równia pod Śnieżką (1,350–1,450 m a.s.l.) is a subalpine plateau in the Krkonoše mountains west from the peak of Sněžka. Its area is ca. 9 km2, mostly covered in bogs and marshes and clumps of Mountain Pine. Both from Polish and Czech side the plateau is limited by glacial cirques." } | |
| { "href" : "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transylvanian_Plateau", "title" : "Transylvanian Plateau", "body" : "The Transylvanian Plateau (Romanian: Podişul Transilvaniei, Hungarian: Erdélyi-medence) is a plateau in central Romania." } | |
| { "href" : "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vercors_Massif", "title" : "Vercors Massif", "body" : "The Vercors Massif is a range of plateaux and mountains straddling the départements of Isère and Drôme in the French Prealps. It lies west of the Dauphiné Alps, from which it is separated by the rivers Drac and Isère. The terrain is rugged beyond what the common epithet \"plateau\" would indicate, and the mainly limestone foundations have created peaks, valleys, gorges, cliffs, and dales - cliffs at its eastern edge face the city of Grenoble. This complexity has led to the area being divided historically into several different regions - the \"Quatre Montagnes\" (four mountains), the \"Coulmes\" (gorges), the \"Vercors Drômois\" (Drome Vercors), the \"Hauts-Plateaux\" (high plateau) and, in the foothills, Royans, Gervanne, Diois, and Trièves. It has received the nickname the \"Fortress\"." } | |
| { "href" : "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wardija_Ridge", "title" : "Wardija Ridge", "body" : "Wardija Ridge is a very scenic plateau, one of a group in the north of Malta. The ridge is sparsely populated making it an ideal walking location. There is lots of flora and fauna and Wardija Ridge has recently been protected." } | |
| { "href" : "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windmill_Hill_(Gibraltar)", "title" : "Windmill Hill (Gibraltar)", "body" : "Windmill Hill or Windmill Hill Flats is one of a pair of plateaux, known collectively as the Southern Plateaux, at the southern end of the British Overseas Territory of Gibraltar. It is located just to the south of the Rock of Gibraltar, which descends steeply to the plateau. Windmill Hill slopes down gently to the south with a height varying from 120 metres (390 ft) at the north end to 90 metres (300 ft) at the south end. It covers an area of about 19 hectares (47 acres), though about 6 hectares (15 acres) at the north end is built over. The plateau is ringed to the south and east with a line of cliffs which descend to the second of the Southern Plateaux, Europa Flats, which is itself ringed by sea cliffs. Both plateaux are the product of marine erosion during the Quaternary period and subsequent tectonic uplift. Windmill Hill was originally on the shoreline and its cliffs were cut by the action of waves, before the ground was uplifted and the shoreline moved further out to the edge of what is now Europa Flats." } | |
| { "href" : "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zlatia_(region)", "title" : "Zlatia (region)", "body" : "Although most of the region is composed of arable land, there are still some extant small forests. The main local product has traditionally been grain, leading to Zlatiya's labeling as \"Bulgaria's northwestern granary\", a comparison to Dobruja." } | |
| { "href" : "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Birmingham_Plateau", "title" : "Birmingham Plateau", "body" : "The Birmingham Plateau is a plateau in the Midlands of England. Forming the central and largest part of the larger Midlands Plateau, it is 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. To the north and south it is bounded by the valleys of the Trent and the Avon. " } | |
| { "href" : "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/East_Warwickshire_Plateau", "title" : "East Warwickshire Plateau", "body" : "The East Warwickshire Plateau is a plateau in the Midlands of England. Forming the eastern part of the larger Midlands Plateau, it is separated by the valley of the River Blythe from the Birmingham Plateau to the west. To the north and south it is bounded by the valleys of the Trent and the Avon. " } | |
| { "href" : "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kinder_Scout", "title" : "Kinder Scout", "body" : "Kinder Scout is a moorland plateau and National Nature Reserve in the Dark Peak of the Derbyshire Peak District in England. Part of the moor, at 636 metres (2,087 ft) above sea level, is the highest point in the Peak District, the highest point in Derbyshire, and the highest point in the East Midlands. In excellent weather conditions the city of Manchester and the Greater Manchester conurbation can be seen, as well as Winter Hill near Bolton, and the mountains of Snowdonia in North Wales." } | |
| { "href" : "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Midlands_Plateau", "title" : "Midlands Plateau", "body" : "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." } | |
| { "href" : "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salisbury_Plain", "title" : "Salisbury Plain", "body" : "Salisbury Plain is a chalk plateau in central southern England covering 300 square miles (780 km2). It is part of a system of chalk downlands throughout eastern and southern England formed by the rocks of the Chalk Group and largely lies within the county of Wiltshire, with a little in Hampshire. The plain is famous for its rich archaeology, including Stonehenge, one of England's best known landmarks. Largely as a result of the establishment of the Defence Training Estate Salisbury Plain (DTE SP), the plain is sparsely populated and is the largest remaining area of calcareous grassland in north-west Europe. Additionally the plain has arable land, and a few small areas of beech trees and coniferous woodland. Its highest point is Easton Hill." } | |
| { "href" : "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ta%C5%9Feli", "title" : "Taşeli", "body" : "Taşeli (literally \"stone land\" in Turkish) is a karst plateau in southern Turkey, in the ancient Cilicia Trachea. Taşeli plateau roughly covers the districts of Ermenek, Başyayla, Sarıveliler (Karaman Province), Mut, Gülnar (Mersin Province), and Taşkent (Konya Province) as well as interior uplands of the coastal Anamur and Bozyazı districts in Mersin Province and Gazipaşa in Antalya Province. The river Göksu and its main tributary Ermenek Çayı flow on the plateau." } | |
| { "href" : "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Javornik_Hills", "title" : "Javornik Hills", "body" : "The Javornik Hills (Slovene: Javorniki) are a limestone plateau in Slovenia and part of the Dinaric Alps. The highest peak is Veliki Javornik at 1,268 metres (4,160 ft) above sea level. At the northern edge of the Javornik Hills lies the Postojna Gate." } | |
| { "href" : "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nanos_(plateau)", "title" : "Nanos (plateau)", "body" : "Nanos (pronounced [ˈnaːnɔs]; Italian: Monte Re) is a karst limestone plateau at the eastern border of the Inner Carniola in southwestern Slovenia." } | |
| { "href" : "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sne%C5%BEnik_(mountain)", "title" : "Snežnik (mountain)", "body" : "Snežnik (Italian: Monte Nevoso) is a wide karst limestone plateau with an area of about 85 km2 (33 sq mi) in the Dinaric Alps of Slovenia. It mainly consists of Cretaceous limestone, with Jurassic limestone and a small amount of dolomite at the top. The surface was transformed by ice in the last glacial period. It is generally level, but has numerous dry valleys, sinkholes, about 300 caves and shafts, and cold-air pools with temperatures reaching −32 °C (−26 °F) in the coldest part of year. The surface is mainly stony, covered with patchy and shallow soil, except for the larger depressions. Because the plateau is only 28 km (17 mi) from the Adriatic Sea, it has up to 3,000 millimetres (120 in) of precipitation per year. It is covered by snow in winter. Due to the karst nature of the plateau, there are no surface streams." } | |
| { "href" : "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Banj%C5%A1ice_Plateau", "title" : "Banjšice Plateau", "body" : "The plateau was named after the village of Banjšice, which is most probably the oldest settlement on the plateau. The other settlements on this largely unpopulated area are: Bate, Grgarske Ravne, and Lokovec. Traditionally, the villages on the plateau used to gravitate towards Kanal ob Soči and partially towards Grgar and Solkan, but nowadays they are all included in the municipality of Nova Gorica, where most of the locals work." } | |
| { "href" : "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karst_Plateau", "title" : "Karst Plateau", "body" : "The Karst Plateau or the Karst region (Italian: Carso; Slovene: Kras), also simply known as the Karst, is a limestone plateau region extending across the border of southwestern Slovenia and northeastern Italy." } | |
| { "href" : "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pe%C5%A1ter", "title" : "Pešter", "body" : "Pešter or Pešterska visoravan (Serbian Cyrillic: Пештер, pronounced [pɛ̌ʃtɛr], or Пештерска висораван) is a karst plateau in southwestern Serbia, in the Raška (Sandžak) region. It lies at the altitude of 1150–1492 m, (Kuljarski vrh) at 1492 meters. The territory of the plateau is mostly located in the municipality of Sjenica, with parts belonging to Novi Pazar and Tutin. The name of the region comes from the word pešter, which is an archaic term for cave." } | |
| { "href" : "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vra%C4%8Dar_plateau", "title" : "Vračar plateau", "body" : "Vračarski Plato or Vračar plateau is a plateau in Vračar, Belgrade with an absolute height of 134 meters above sea level." } | |
| { "href" : "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Central_Siberian_Plateau", "title" : "Central Siberian Plateau", "body" : "The Central Siberian Plateau (Russian: Среднесиби́рское плоского́рье) is made up of sharply demarcated surfaces of varying altitudes occupying most of Siberia between the Yenisei and Lena rivers. It extends over an area of 3.5 million km². The highest point is the Putoran Mountains rising to 1701 m. To the north of the plateau are the Putoran Mountains while to the south are the Eastern Sayan and the Baikal Mountains. To the east the plateau gives way to the low-lying land of the Yakuts. The Central Siberian Plateau covers one-third of Siberia." } | |
| { "href" : "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Izhora_Plateau", "title" : "Izhora Plateau", "body" : "The Izhora Plateau (Russian: Ижорская возвышенность) is an elevated landform on Ordovician limestone bedrock in the southwestern part of Leningrad Oblast, between the Gulf of Finland in the north and the Luga River in the south. Its northern edge is formed by the erosional cliff known as the Baltic-Ladoga Klint. The highest part of the plateau is the Orekhovaya hill of Duderhof Heights at 176 m, situated in its extreme northeastern part. The plateau is mostly covered by agricultural lands. It used to be the heartland of the historical region known as Ingria." } | |
| { "href" : "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ufa_Plateau", "title" : "Ufa Plateau", "body" : "The Ufa Plateau (Russian: Уфимское Плато, Ufimskoye Plato) is a plateau where the city of Ufa is located in Bashkortostan and Sverdlovsk Oblast, Russia. Parts of the Ufa, Yuryuzan River, and Ay River basins are included in the plateau. The distance between the northern and southern ends of the plateau is 150 km (93 mi)." } | |
| { "href" : "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Finnmarksvidda", "title" : "Finnmarksvidda", "body" : "Finnmarksvidda (Northern Sami: Finnmárkkoduottar; English: Finnmark plateau/highland) is Norway's largest plateau, with an area greater than 22,000 square kilometres (8,500 sq mi). The plateau lies about 300 to 500 metres (980 to 1,640 ft) above sea level. Approximately 36% of Finnmark county lies on the Finnmarksvidda." } | |
| { "href" : "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hardangervidda", "title" : "Hardangervidda", "body" : "Hardangervidda is a mountain plateau (\"vidde\" in Norwegian) in central southern Norway, covering parts of the counties of Buskerud, Hordaland and Telemark. It is the largest plateau of its kind in Europe, with a cold year-round alpine climate, and one of Norway's largest glaciers, Hardangerjøkulen, is situated here. Much of the plateau is protected as part of Hardangervidda National Park. Hardangervidda is a popular tourist and leisure destination, and it is ideal for many outdoor activities. The region is divided administratively between the counties of Buskerud, Hordaland, and Telemark." } | |
| { "href" : "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Valdresflye", "title" : "Valdresflye", "body" : "Valdresflye, also spelled Valdresflya and Valdresflyi, is a mountain plateau in the easternmost part of Jotunheimen in Øystre Slidre, Norway. The summer-only County Road 51 runs over the plateau, reaching 1,389 meters (4,557 ft) above mean sea level." } | |
| { "href" : "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Argimusco", "title" : "Argimusco", "body" : "The Argimusco is a high plateau situated just North of Mount Etna in Sicily, between the Nebrodi and Peloritani Mountains. It lies within the boundaries of the communes of Montalbano Elicona, Tripi (which is built on the site of the ancient Abacaenum) and Roccella Valdemone." } | |
| { "href" : "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Campo_Felice", "title" : "Campo Felice", "body" : "Campo Felice is a karstic plateau in the central Appennines, included in the province of L'Aquila, Abruzzo, central Italy." } | |
| { "href" : "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Campo_Imperatore", "title" : "Campo Imperatore", "body" : "Campo Imperatore is a mountain grassland or alpine meadow formed by a high basin shaped plateau located in the Province of L'Aquila in the Abruzzo region of Italy in the Gran Sasso massif. It is the largest plateau of the Apennine ridge. Known as Italy's \"Little Tibet\", it is located in the Gran Sasso e Monti della Laga National Park. Campo Imperatore has a tectonic origin shaped by alluviums and glaciers. The plateau, which is 27 km in length and an average of 8 km in width, lies adjacent to the Apennines' highest peak Corno Grande, and Europe's southernmost glacier, the Calderone; also surrounding the plateau are Monte Prena, Monte Aquila, and the Camicia Mountains to the north and Monte Scindarella, Mesola and Monte Bolza to the south." } | |
| { "href" : "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cansiglio", "title" : "Cansiglio", "body" : "Cansiglio (Canséi or Canséjo in Venetian language) is a plateau in the northern-Italian Prealps, included in the provinces of Belluno, Treviso and Pordenone." } | |
| { "href" : "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Giara_di_Gesturi", "title" : "Giara di Gesturi", "body" : "The Giara di Gesturi, Sardinian: Sa Jara Manna, is a high and steep-sided basaltic plateau which extends for about 42 km2 (16 sq mi) in the comuni of Gesturi, Tuili and Setzu in the province of Medio Campidano, and Genoni in the province of Oristano, in the southern central part of the island of Sardinia, Italy." } | |
| { "href" : "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murgia", "title" : "Murgia", "body" : "Murge is a sub-region of Apulia in southern Italy, corresponding to a karst topographic plateau of rectangular shape, occupying the central area of the region. The name stems from the Latin murex, meaning \"sharp stone\"." } | |
| { "href" : "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/La_Sila", "title" : "La Sila", "body" : "La Sila, also spelled Sila, is the name of the mountainous plateau and historic region located in Calabria, southern Italy." } | |
| { "href" : "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arnavatnshei%C3%B0i", "title" : "Arnavatnsheiði", "body" : "Arnarvatnsheiði is a plateau in the west of Iceland. It belongs to the Highlands of Iceland." } | |
| { "href" : "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kj%C3%B6lur", "title" : "Kjölur", "body" : "Kjölur is a plateau in the highlands of Iceland, roughly defined as the area between the Langjökull and Hofsjökull glaciers. It is lies at an altitude of about 600–700 metres." } | |
| { "href" : "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sprengisandur", "title" : "Sprengisandur", "body" : "Sprengisandur is a highland plateau in Iceland, defined roughly as the area between the Hofsjökull and Vatnajökull glaciers." } | |
| { "href" : "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plateau_d%27Assy", "title" : "Plateau d'Assy", "body" : "Plateau d'Assy is a region in the French Alps, in Haute-Savoie department, France, near the border of Italy. The plateau, at an altitude of 3,450 feet (1,050 meters) in the foothills of Mont Blanc, is noted for its beautiful scenery and healthful climate. Primarily an agricultural district, the plateau is also a winter sports area. The village of Passy is located here." } | |
| { "href" : "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aubrac", "title" : "Aubrac", "body" : "Aubrac is a small village in the southern Massif Central of France. The name is also applied to the surrounding countryside, which is properly called L'Aubrac in French. The Aubrac region has been a member of the Natura 2000 network since August 2006. It straddles three départements - Cantal, Aveyron and Lozère - and three régions - Auvergne, Midi-Pyrénées and Languedoc-Roussillon." } | |
| { "href" : "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plateau_de_Beille", "title" : "Plateau de Beille", "body" : "Plateau de Beille (Occitan: Plan de Belha) is a ski resort in the Pyrenees. It is situated in the Ariège department, in the Midi-Pyrénées. The winter sports station lies at a height of 1,790 m (5,870 ft)." } | |
| { "href" : "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brie_(region)", "title" : "Brie (region)", "body" : "Brie is a historic region of northern France notable in modern times for Brie cheese. It was once divided into three sections ruled by different feudal lords: the western Brie française, corresponding roughly to the modern department of Seine-et-Marne in the Île-de-France region; the eastern Brie champenoise, forming a portion of the modern department of Marne in the historic region of Champagne (part of modern-day Champagne-Ardenne); and the northern Brie pouilleuse, forming part of the modern department of Aisne in Picardy." } | |
| { "href" : "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Causses", "title" : "Causses", "body" : "The Causses are a group of limestone plateaus (700–1,200 m) in the Massif Central. They are bordered to the north-west by the Limousin and the Périgord uplands, and to the east by the Aubrac and the Cévennes. Large river gorges cut through the plateau, such as the Tarn, Dourbie, Jonte, Lot and Aveyron. Causse is an Occitan word meaning \"limestone plateau\"." } | |
| { "href" : "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gergovie_plateau", "title" : "Gergovie plateau", "body" : "The Gergovie plateau is a plateau of the Massif Central located 10km to the south of Clermont-Ferrand, Puy-de-Dôme, Auvergne, France and is named after the nearby village of Gergovie. It is the official (but disputed) site of the Battle of Gergovia between Vercingetorix and Julius Caesar in 52 BC." } | |
| { "href" : "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gli%C3%A8res_Plateau", "title" : "Glières Plateau", "body" : "The Glières Plateau is a limestone plateau in the Bornes Massif. Distant from La Roche-sur-Foron and Thorens-Glières by 29 km and 15 km respectively, it is located around the communes of Le Petit-Bornand-les-Glières and Thorens-Glières." } | |
| { "href" : "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plateau_de_Lannemezan", "title" : "Plateau de Lannemezan", "body" : "The plateau de Lannemezan is a plateau in Hautes-Pyrénées département, in Pyrenees foothills,not far from Spain, southwestern France, with about 10,000 inhabitants." } | |
| { "href" : "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Larzac", "title" : "Larzac", "body" : "The Causse du Larzac is a limestone karst plateau in the south of the Massif Central, France, situated between Millau (Aveyron) and Lodève (Hérault). It is an agricultural area, where sheep produce milk for Roquefort cheese." } | |
| { "href" : "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/L%C3%A9v%C3%A9zou", "title" : "Lévézou", "body" : "The Lévézou is a geographical region in the Aveyron department in southern France. It is a impervious granite plateau with an average altitude of around 900m. Its highest point is Mont Seigne (1 128 m). Though its borders are not strictly defined, it is bounded in the south and east by the River Tarn and to the north by the Viaur. To the east it merges into the Ségala." } | |
| { "href" : "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plateau_de_Millevaches", "title" : "Plateau de Millevaches", "body" : "The Plateau de Millevaches (in Occitan Replanat de Miuvachas) is an upland area in the Limousin région of France. It covers approximately 3,500 km² and crosses the boundaries of three French départements: the Corrèze, the Creuse and the Haute-Vienne." } | |
| { "href" : "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plateau_de_Saclay", "title" : "Plateau de Saclay", "body" : "The Plateau de Saclay, also called Silicon Valley Européenne (in English, European Silicon Valley), is located north of Essonne and south-east of Yvelines, 20 km south of Paris. It is bounded by the valley of the Yvette (Vallée de Chevreuse) to the south and east, and the valley of the Bièvre to the north." } | |
| { "href" : "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plateau_des_Tourbi%C3%A8res", "title" : "Plateau des Tourbières", "body" : "The Plateau des Tourbières (in English the Plateau of Bogs) comprises the highest upland region of Amsterdam Island, a small French territory in the southern Indian Ocean. Over 500 m above sea level, it contains the island’s highest peaks: Mont de la Dives (881 m), Grande Marmite (742 m) and Mont Fernand (731 m)." } | |
| { "href" : "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Armenian_Highlands", "title" : "Armenian Highlands", "body" : "The Armenian Highlands (Armenian: Հայկական լեռնաշխարհ, Haykakan leṙnašxarh; also known as the Armenian Upland, Armenian plateau, Armenian tableland, or simply Armenia) is the central-most and highest of three land-locked plateaus that together form the northern sector of the Middle East. To its west is the Anatolian plateau which rises slowly from the lowland coast of the Aegean Sea and rises to an average height of 900 metres (3,000 ft). In Armenia, the average height rises dramatically from 900 metres (3,000 ft) to 2,100 metres (7,000 ft). To its southeast is the Iranian plateau, where the elevation drops rapidly by about 600 metres (2,000 ft) to 1,500 metres (5,000 ft) above sea level." } | |
| { "href" : "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C4%90%C3%A0_L%E1%BA%A1t_Plateau", "title" : "Đà Lạt Plateau", "body" : "The Đà Lạt Plateau (also called Lâm Viên Plateau, Lang Biang Plateau) is a plateau in southeastern Vietnam." } | |
| { "href" : "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dieng_Plateau", "title" : "Dieng Plateau", "body" : "Dieng Plateau is a marshy plateau that forms the floor of a caldera complex on the Dieng Volcanic Complex near Wonosobo, Central Java, Indonesia. Referred to as \"Dieng\" by Indonesians, it sits at 2,000 metres (6,600 ft) above sea level, far from major population centres. The name \"Dieng\" comes from Di Hyang which means \"Abode of the Gods\"." } | |
| { "href" : "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iranian_Plateau", "title" : "Iranian Plateau", "body" : "The Iranian Plateau, is a geological formation in Western Asia and Central Asia. It is the part of the Eurasian Plate wedged between the Arabian and Indian plates, situated between the Zagros Mountains to the west, the Caspian Sea and the Kopet Dag to the north, the Hormuz Strait and Persian gulf to the south and the Indus River to the east in Pakistan." } | |
| { "href" : "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kaema_Plateau", "title" : "Kaema Plateau", "body" : "The Kaema Plateau is a highland in North Korea. It is surrounded by Rangrim Mountains, Macheollyeong Mountains and Bujeollyeong Mountains. It varies between 700 and 2,000 meters of altitude and at 40,000 square kilometers, sloping downward towards the northern border with People's Republic of China. It is largest tableland in Korea; it is often called \"The roof of Korea\". In North Korea, Kaema Plateau is divided into Kaema Plateau, Jagang Plateau, and Baekmu Plateau (in Musan). In this case, the area of Kaema Plateau reaches about 10,000 square kilometers. This Plateau was a flat plain before million years ago, an extension of Manchurian plains. Therefore, rivers like Hochon and Changjin were tributaries of Songhua River. However, the plain have uplifted to elevation of nowadays. Also, basalt from Baekdu Mountain accumulated in Changbai Korean Autonomous County, inducing the rivers into Amnok River. The valleys were formed afterward by the tributaries. Thus, flat terrain still remains in some part in southeastern part of the plateau." } | |
| { "href" : "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tibetan_Plateau", "title" : "Tibetan Plateau", "body" : "The Tibetan Plateau (Tibetan: བོད་ས་མཐོ།, Wylie: bod sa mtho), also known in China as the Qinghai–Tibet Plateau or the Qingzang Plateau (Chinese: 青藏高原; pinyin: Qīngzàng Gāoyuán) or Himalayan Plateau, is a vast elevated plateau in Central Asia or East Asia, covering most of the Tibet Autonomous Region and Qinghai Province in western China, as well as part of Ladakh in Jammu and Kashmir state of India. It stretches approximately 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) north to south and 2,500 kilometres (1,600 mi) east to west. With an average elevation exceeding 4,500 metres (14,800 ft), the Tibetan Plateau is sometimes called \"the Roof of the World\" and is the world's highest and largest plateau, with an area of 2,500,000 square kilometres (970,000 sq mi) (about five times the size of Metropolitan France). Sometimes termed the \"Third Pole\", the Tibetan Plateau is the headwaters of the drainage basins of most of the streams in surrounding regions. Its tens of thousands of glaciers and other geographical and ecological features serve as a \"water tower\" storing water and maintaining flow. The impact of global warming on the Tibetan Plateau is of intense scientific interest.[10]" } | |
| { "href" : "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turgay_Plateau", "title" : "Turgay Plateau", "body" : "The Turgay Plateau (Russian: Тургайское плато) is a plateau in northwest Kazhakstan, central Asia. It lies 200-300 m above sea level." } | |
| { "href" : "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ukok_Plateau", "title" : "Ukok Plateau", "body" : "Ukok Plateau is a remote and pristine grasslands area located in the heart of southwestern Siberia, the Altai Mountains region of Russia near the borders with China, Kazakhstan and Mongolia. Pazyryk is the name given by modern scholars to an ancient people who lived in the Altai Mountains on this plateau who are associated with some spectacular archeological findings, including mummies found frozen in the permafrost. Many ancient Bronze Age tomb mounds have been found in the area and have been associated with the Pazyryk culture which closely resembled that of the legendary Scythian people to the west. The term kurgen is in general usage to describe such log-barrow burials. Excavations of this site have continued to yield notable archaeological finds. One famous finding is known as the Ice Maiden, excavated by Russian archaeologist, Natalia Polosmak. Three tattooed mummies (c. 300 BC) were extracted from the permafrost of the Ukok Plateau in the second half of the 19th century." } | |
| { "href" : "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Khorat_Plateau", "title" : "Khorat Plateau", "body" : "The Khorat Plateau also Korat Plateau, is a plateau in the northeastern Isan region of Thailand. The plateau forms a natural region, named after the short form of Nakhon Ratchasima, an historical stronghold controlling access to and from the area." } | |
| { "href" : "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bagua_Plateau", "title" : "Bagua Plateau", "body" : "Pakua Plateau or Bagua Plateau (Chinese: 八卦台地; pinyin: Bāguà Táidì), also known as the Pakua Mountain Range (八卦山脈), is located at the central-western Taiwan. It is stretching across the Changhua County and Nantou County. The plateau faces the Changhua Plain on the west and Taichung Basin on the east. It is long and narrow, has a length of about 32 km, and a width of about 4 to 7 km. The highest peak of the plateau is the Mt. Hengshan (橫山), which has a height of 442.6 m. " } | |
| { "href" : "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dadu_Plateau", "title" : "Dadu Plateau", "body" : "The Dadu Plateau (Chinese: 大肚台地), also known as Dadu Mountain or Dadushan (大肚山), stretches across the Taichung City of the central-western Taiwan. It faces the Taichung Basin on the east and the seacoast of Taichung on the west, and lies between the Dajia River and Dadu River. The plateau is long and narrow, has a length of about 20 km, and a width of about 5 to 7 km. It average height is about 151 m, with a highest peak which has a height of 310 m." } | |
| { "href" : "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linkou_Plateau", "title" : "Linkou Plateau", "body" : "Linkou Plateau (Chinese: 林口台地) is located along the southwest side of Tamsui River in New Taipei City of northern Taiwan. It faces the Taipei Basin on the east, Taoyuan Plateau on the southwest, Taiwan Strait on the west, and the Tatun Volcanoes on the northeast. The Xinzhuang Fault (新莊斷層) and Shanjiao Fault (山腳斷層) are passed between the plateau and Taipei Basin." } | |
| { "href" : "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taoyuan_Plateau", "title" : "Taoyuan Plateau", "body" : "Taoyuan Plateau (Chinese: 桃園台地; pinyin: Táoyuán Táidì) is a plateau located at the Taoyuan City, Taiwan. It faces the Linkou Plateau on the northeast, the Hsuehshan Range on the southeast, the Hsinchu Hills on the south, and the Taiwan Strait on the west. In order to irrigate this area, there are many artificial pools located around the plateau. It is an industrial region of modern Taiwan. The population is about 2 million." } | |
| { "href" : "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pothohar_Plateau", "title" : "Pothohar Plateau", "body" : "The Potohar Plateau (Urdu: سطح مُرتفع پوٹھوہار), (also spelled Pothwar/Panjistan region, Potowar or Pothohar/northern panjab) is a plateau in north-eastern Pakistan, forming the northern part of Punjab. It borders the western parts of Azad Kashmir and the southern parts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. The area was the home of the Soanian Culture, which is evidenced by the discovery of fossils, tools, coins, and remains of ancient archaeological sites." } | |
| { "href" : "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bolaven_Plateau", "title" : "Bolaven Plateau", "body" : "The Bolaven Plateau is an elevated region in southern Laos. Most of the plateau is located within Champasak Province of Laos, though the edges of the plateau are also located in Sekong and Attapeu Provinces. It is located between the Annamite Mountain Range, along which runs Laos’ eastern border with Vietnam, and the Mekong River to the west, at about 15°N 106°E / 15°N 106°E / 15; 106Coordinates: 15°N 106°E / 15°N 106°E / 15; 106. The plateau's elevation ranges approximately from 1,000 to 1,350 metres (3,280 to 4,430 ft) above sea level The plateau is crossed by several rivers and has many scenic waterfalls. The name Bolaven makes reference to the Laven ethnic group which has historically dominated the region. However, domestic migrations by the Lao ethnic group (which comprises approximately 50 to 60 percent of the population of Laos) has resulted in widespread interethnic marriage, thus modifying the ethnic composition of the region." } | |
| { "href" : "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xiangkhoang_Plateau", "title" : "Xiangkhoang Plateau", "body" : "The Xiangkhouang Plateau or Xiangkhoang Plateau, also known in French as Plateau du Tran-Ninh is a plateau in the north of Laos. The landscape is characterized by green mountains, rugged karst formations and verdant valleys with plenty of rivers, caves and waterfalls." } | |
| { "href" : "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Akiyoshidai_Quasi-National_Park", "title" : "Akiyoshidai Quasi-National Park", "body" : "Akiyoshidai Kokutei Kōen (秋吉台国定公園?) is a Quasi-National Park in Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan. It was founded on 1 November 1955 and has an area of 45.02 km²." } | |
| { "href" : "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asagiri_Plateau", "title" : "Asagiri Plateau", "body" : "The Asagiri Plateau (朝霧高原, Asagiri Kōgen?) is located at the southwest base of Mount Fuji in Fujinomiya, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan.The Asagiri Plateau is richly utilized for its pasture land and many dairy farms are situated along it. The elevation of the plateau is generally around 800 m (2,625 ft) or 900 m (2,953 ft)." } | |
| { "href" : "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ebino_Plateau", "title" : "Ebino Plateau", "body" : "Ebino Plateau (えびの高原 ebinokōgen, lit. “Plateau of Shrimp”) is a basin within the Mount Kirishima mountain ranges, situated in southern Kyushu, Japan. It is surrounded by the Mount Shiratori (白鳥山 shiratoriayama), Mount Karakuni (韓国岳 karakunidake), Mount Ebino (蝦野岳 ebinodake) and Mount Koshiki (甑岳 koshikidake) mountain peaks." } | |
| { "href" : "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nihondaira", "title" : "Nihondaira", "body" : "Nihondaira (日本平?) is a scenic area located in Shimizu-ku, Shizuoka, Japan." } | |
| { "href" : "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Senj%C5%8Dgahara", "title" : "Senjōgahara", "body" : "Senjōgahara (戦場ヶ原) is a 4 square kilometres area in Tochigi Prefecture, Japan, in the city of Nikkō. It is 1,400 metres above sea-level." } | |
| { "href" : "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shim%C5%8Dsa_Plateau", "title" : "Shimōsa Plateau", "body" : "The Shimōsa Plateau (下総台地, Shimōsa-taichi?) is a plateau on the Kantō Plain in central Honshu, Japan. The plateau covers most of northern Chiba Prefecture. The plateau was historically richly agricultural, but in the 20th century the western and central Shimōsa Plateau became one of the major industrial areas of Japan, as well as a large-scale bedroom community of the Tokyo Metropolitan Region. Narita International Airport is located in the center of the Shimōsa Plateau." } | |
| { "href" : "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uemachi_Plateau", "title" : "Uemachi Plateau", "body" : "The Uemachi Plateau (上町台地, うえまちだいち, Uemachi Daichi) is a plateau in Osaka City, Japan, that extends from the Osaka Castle and Tenmabashi area to Tennōji in the south." } | |
| { "href" : "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kalat-e_Naderi", "title" : "Kalat-e Naderi", "body" : "...I visited the extraordinary natural fortress of Kalat-i-nadiri and climbed its northern wall, which is one of the mountains in this range. From the crest I looked across the yellow plain, stretching northwards in level monotony, and was struck by its immensity...." } | |
| { "href" : "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bhander_Plateau", "title" : "Bhander Plateau", "body" : "The Bhander Plateau is a plateau in the state of Madhya Pradesh in India. It has an area of 10,000 km². (4,000 sq mi). It links the Deccan Plateau to the south with the Indo-Gangetic Plains and the Chota Nagpur Plateau to the north and east respectively. The plateau is part of the Vindhya Range in central India." } | |
| { "href" : "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Changtang", "title" : "Changtang", "body" : "The Changtang (alternatively spelled Changthang) is a high altitude plateau in western and northern Tibet extending into southeastern Ladakh, with vast highlands and giant lakes. From eastern Ladakh, the Changtang stretches approximately 1,600 kilometres (990 mi) east into Tibet as far as modern Qinghai. All of it is geographically part of the Tibetan Plateau. The Changtang is home to the Changpa, a nomadic Tibetan people. " } | |
| { "href" : "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chota_Nagpur_Plateau", "title" : "Chota Nagpur Plateau", "body" : "The Chota Nagpur Plateau is a plateau in eastern India, which covers much of Jharkhand state as well as adjacent parts of Odisha, West Bengal, Bihar and Chhattisgarh. The Indo-Gangetic plain lies to the north and east of the plateau, and the basin of the Mahanadi River lies to the south. The total area of the Chota Plateau is approximately 65,000 square kilometres (25,000 sq mi)." } | |
| { "href" : "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deccan_Plateau", "title" : "Deccan Plateau", "body" : "The Deccan Plateau is a large plateau in India, making up most of the southern part of the country. It rises a hundred metres high in the north, and more than a kilometre high in the south, forming a raised triangle within the familiar downward-pointing triangle of the Indian subcontinent's coastline." } | |
| { "href" : "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geography_of_Ladakh", "title" : "Geography of Ladakh", "body" : "Ladakh is the highest altitude plateau region in India (much of it being over 3,000 m), straddling the Himalayan and Karakoram mountain ranges and the upper Indus River valley." } | |
| { "href" : "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kaas_plateau", "title" : "Kaas plateau", "body" : "The Kaas Plateau also known as the \"Kaas Pathar\" is a platue situated in the Western Ghat Sahyadri range, 22 kilometers from Satara city in Maharashtra state of India and is known for various types of wild flowers which bloom during August-September every year. The area of plateau is located at a height of 1200 mt and is approximately 1,000 hectare. The name Kaas originates from Kaasa tree (Elaeocarpus glandulosus). It has been declared as Biodiversity World Heritage Site by The United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization (Unesco). The place has more than 850 different species of flowers and other plants including Orchids, Karvy and carnivorous plants such as Drosera Indica. This falls under the Sahyadri Sub Cluster of Western Ghats which is now a UNESCO World Heritage Site." } | |
| { "href" : "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karbi_Anglong_Plateau", "title" : "Karbi Anglong Plateau", "body" : "Karbi Anglong plateau is in fact an extension of the Indian Plate in the northeastern state of India. This area receives maximum rainfall from the southwestern summer monsoons from June through September. Average height of this plateau varies from 300 metres (984 ft) to 400 metres (1,312 ft)." } | |
| { "href" : "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karbi-Meghalaya_plateau", "title" : "Karbi-Meghalaya plateau", "body" : "Karbi-Meghalya plateau is in fact an extension of the main Indian peninsular plateau and are originally two different plateaues - Karbi Anglong Plateau and Meghalya plateau. It is believed that due to the force exerted by the north-eastwardly movement of the Indian plate at the time of the Himalayan origin, a huge fault was created between the Rajmahal hills and the Karbi-Meghalaya plateau. Later, this depression was filled up by the depositional activity of numerous rivers. Today the Maghalaya and Karbi Anglong plateau remains detached from the main Peninsular block. This area receives maximum rainfall from the South-West monsoon." } | |
| { "href" : "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kolar_Plateau", "title" : "Kolar Plateau", "body" : "Kolar Plateau lies to the south Karnataka, formerly Mysore state, in Southern India. The famous Kolar gold fields are part of the region." } | |
| { "href" : "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mangi-Tungi", "title" : "Mangi-Tungi", "body" : "Mangi-Tungi is a prominent twin-pinnacled peak with plateau in between, located near Tahrabad about 125 km from Nasik, Maharashtra, India. Mangi, 4,343 ft (1,324 m) high above sea level, is the western pinnacle and Tungi, 4,366 ft (1,331 m) high, the eastern." } | |
| { "href" : "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mysore_Plateau", "title" : "Mysore Plateau", "body" : "The Mysore Plateau, also known as the South Karnataka Plateau, is a plateau that is one of the four geographically unique regions of the Indian state of Karnataka. It has many undulations and is bounded on the west and south by the Western Ghats. Most of the river Kaveri flows through Karnataka in the Mysore Plateau. The average elevation in the region is between 600–900 meters. The plateau covers the districts of Bangalore, Bangalore Rural, Chamarajanagar, Hassan, Kodagu, Kolar, Mandya, Mysore and Tumkur." } | |
| { "href" : "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rohtas_Plateau", "title" : "Rohtas Plateau", "body" : "The Rohtas Plateau (also referred to as Kaimur Plateau) is a plateau that lies in the south-western part of the Indian state of Bihar." } | |
| { "href" : "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shillong_Plateau", "title" : "Shillong Plateau", "body" : "The Shillong Plateau is a plateau in eastern Meghalaya state, northeastern India. The plateau's southern, northern, and western ridges form the Garo, Khasi, and Jaintia Hills respectively." } | |
| { "href" : "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sigur_Plateau", "title" : "Sigur Plateau", "body" : "W-Mudumalai National Park & Wynad Wildlife Sanctuary, NW Bandipur National Park & Nagarhole National Park, N-Mysore District," } | |
| { "href" : "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vallam_Plateau", "title" : "Vallam Plateau", "body" : "Vallam Plateau is a high-lying tableland situated to the south of the town of Thanjavur in Tamil Nadu, India." } | |
| { "href" : "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bijawar-Panna_Plateau", "title" : "Bijawar-Panna Plateau", "body" : "The Bijawar-Panna Plateau covers portions of Chhatarpur and Panna districts in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh." } | |
| { "href" : "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malwa", "title" : "Malwa", "body" : "Malwa is a natural region in west-central northern India occupying a plateau of volcanic origin. Geologically, the Malwa Plateau generally refers to the volcanic upland north of the Vindhya Range. Politically and administratively, the historical Malwa region includes districts of western Madhya Pradesh and parts of south-eastern Rajasthan. The definition of Malwa is sometimes extended to include the Nimar region north of the Vindhyas." } | |
| { "href" : "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rewa_Plateau", "title" : "Rewa Plateau", "body" : "The Rewa Plateau covers a portion of Rewa district in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh." } | |
| { "href" : "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bashang_Plateau", "title" : "Bashang Plateau", "body" : "Bashang Plateau (simplified Chinese: 坝上草原; traditional Chinese: 壩上草原; pinyin: Bàshàng Cǎoyuán) covers about 16,000 square kilometres (6,200 sq mi) of northwest Hebei. It is on average 1,300 - 1,600 meters above sea level and is part of the Inner Mongolia. Though the plateau itself is high it does not have tall mountain peaks nor depressions. From a distance it appears to be hills, but appears mostly flat land when there. The plateau is dotted with hills and many lakes. The largest lake, Angulinuo Lake is 47.6 square kilometres (18.4 sq mi) in area and 2–6 meters in depth.[citation needed]" } | |
| { "href" : "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hetao", "title" : "Hetao", "body" : "Hetao (Chinese: 河套; pinyin: Hétào; literally: \"bend \"or\" meander\") is a region in the upper reaches of the Yellow River in Northwestern China. It includes plains and plateaus on both sides of the river." } | |
| { "href" : "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Loess_Plateau", "title" : "Loess Plateau", "body" : "The Loess Plateau (simplified Chinese: 黄土高原; traditional Chinese: 黃土高原; pinyin: Huángtǔ Gāoyuán), also known as the Huangtu Plateau, is a plateau that covers an area of some 640,000 km² in the upper and middle reaches of China's Yellow River. Loess is the name for the silty sediment that has been deposited by wind storms on the plateau over the ages. Loess is a highly erosion-prone soil that is susceptible to the forces of wind and water; in fact, the soil of this region has been called the \"most highly erodible soil on earth\". The Loess Plateau and its dusty soil cover almost all of Shanxi and Shaanxi provinces, as well as parts of Gansu province, the Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, and the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region." } | |
| { "href" : "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mongolian_Plateau", "title" : "Mongolian Plateau", "body" : "The Mongolian Plateau is the part of the Central Asian Plateau lying between 37°46′-53°08′N and 87°40′-122°15′E and having an area of approximately 2,600,000 square kilometres (1,000,000 sq mi). It is bounded by the Greater Hinggan Mountains in the east, the Yin Mountains to the south, the Altai Mountains to the west, and the Sayan and Khentii mountains to the north. The plateau includes the Gobi Desert as well as dry steppe regions. It has an elevation of roughly 1,000 to 1,500 meters, with the lowest point in Hulunbuir and the highest point in Altai." } | |
| { "href" : "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ngong_Ping", "title" : "Ngong Ping", "body" : "Ngong Ping (Chinese: 昂坪; pinyin: Ángpíng) is a highland in the western part of Lantau Island, Hong Kong. It hosts Po Lin Monastery and Tian Tan Buddha amidst the hills which is about 34 m tall. There are several hills nearby which are also an attraction to tourists. It is now the terminus of the cable car ride Ngong Ping 360 which travels to Tung Chung. New facilities and tourist attractions have opened including the Ngong Ping Village, Walking with the Buddha, the Monkey's Tale Theatre and Ngong Ping Tea House. A youth hostel is located near the monastery. The second highest peak of Hong Kong, Lantau Peak, is at its southeast." } | |
| { "href" : "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wuzhang_Plains", "title" : "Wuzhang Plains", "body" : "The Wuzhang Plains (五丈原) are plateaus near the Wei River in China. They are now in the Shaanxi province, 56 kilometres from Baoji. The name \"Wuzhang\" means \"five zhang\", where zhang (丈) is a Chinese unit of measurement which converts to 3⅓ metre. In actuality, the plains are situated 12 m from sea level, 1 km wide from east to west, and 3.5 km long from north to south. The Qin Mountains are to the plains' south, while the Wei River is at their north, Maili River to their east, and Shitou River to their west." } | |
| { "href" : "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yunnan%E2%80%93Guizhou_Plateau", "title" : "Yunnan–Guizhou Plateau", "body" : "The Yunnan–Guizhou Plateau or Yungui Plateau (simplified Chinese: 云贵高原; traditional Chinese: 雲貴高原; pinyin: Yúnguì Gāoyuán) is a plateau located in the provinces of Yunnan and Guizhou in southwest China. There are two distinct areas of this plateau: an area of high plateau averaging about 2,000 metres (6,600 ft) with mountain peaks as high as 3,700 m (12,100 ft) in northern Yunnan, and an area of rolling hills, deep river-carved gorges, and mountains marked with geologic faults in western Guizhou. Easily eroded limestone underlies the plateau, allowing for spectacular karsts." } | |
| { "href" : "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Highland", "title" : "American Highland", "body" : "American Highland is the portion of Antarctica back of the Ingrid Christensen Coast and eastward of Lambert Glacier, consisting of an upland snow surface at 2,800 metres (9,200 ft) except for a group of nunataks (the Grove Mountains) near 75°E. The area was discovered and named by Lincoln Ellsworth on January 11, 1939, in an aerial flight from his ship, and by Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions (1956 and 1957), the latter group making a landing to obtain an astrofix at Grove Mountains, 1958." } | |
| { "href" : "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anderson_Heights", "title" : "Anderson Heights", "body" : "Anderson Heights (84°49′S 178°15′W / 84.817°S 178.250°W / -84.817; -178.250Coordinates: 84°49′S 178°15′W / 84.817°S 178.250°W / -84.817; -178.250) form a roughly rectangular snow-covered tableland, 7 nautical miles (13 km) long and 6 nautical miles (11 km) wide, with an elevation somewhat over 2,400 metres (7,900 ft), located between Mount Bennett and Mount Butters in the east part of the Bush Mountains of Antarctica. It was discovered and photographed by U.S. Navy Operation Highjump (1946–47) on the flights of February 16, 1947, and named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names for Lieutenant George H. Anderson, a U.S. Navy pilot of Flight 8 of that date from Little America to the South Pole and return." } | |
| { "href" : "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andreaea_Plateau", "title" : "Andreaea Plateau", "body" : "Andreaea Plateau (60°41′S 45°37′W / 60.683°S 45.617°W / -60.683; -45.617Coordinates: 60°41′S 45°37′W / 60.683°S 45.617°W / -60.683; -45.617) is a small plateau with an average elevation of 180 metres (590 ft), located southwest of Robin Peak, Signy Island, in the South Orkney Islands. The feature is notable for the largest known stand in the Antarctic of the black-brown moss Andreaea." } | |
| { "href" : "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antarctic_Plateau", "title" : "Antarctic Plateau", "body" : "The Antarctic Plateau (sometimes referred to as the Polar Plateau) is a large area of Central Antarctica, which extends over a diameter of about 1,000 kilometres (620 mi), and which includes the region of the South Pole and the Amundsen-Scott Station. This plateau is at an average elevation of about 3,000 metres (9,800 ft)." } | |
| { "href" : "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Avery_Plateau", "title" : "Avery Plateau", "body" : "Avery Plateau (66°50′S 65°30′W / 66.833°S 65.500°W / -66.833; -65.500Coordinates: 66°50′S 65°30′W / 66.833°S 65.500°W / -66.833; -65.500) is an ice-covered plateau, about 40 miles (64 km) long and rising to about 2,000 metres (6,600 ft), midway between Loubet Coast and Foyn Coast in Graham Land. The first sighting of this plateau is not ascertained, but it was presumably seen in January and February 1909 by members of the French Antarctic Expedition under Jean-Baptiste Charcot from various positions in the Matha Strait. It was surveyed in 1946–47 by the Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey, and named by the UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee (1955) after Captain George Avery, Master of the cutter Lively, who, with Captain John Biscoe in the brig Tula, approached this part of the Antarctic Peninsula in February 1832." } | |
| { "href" : "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bartrum_Plateau", "title" : "Bartrum Plateau", "body" : "Bartrum Plateau is an ice-covered plateau, 11 nautical miles (20 km) long and 6 nautical miles (11 km) wide, standing west of Mount Bonaparte in the Queen Elizabeth Range. It was named by the Northern Party of the New Zealand Geological Survey Antarctic Expedition (1961–62) for geologist Professor John Bartrum of Auckland University College." } | |
| { "href" : "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bieber_Bench", "title" : "Bieber Bench", "body" : "Bieber Bench (81°57′S 160°23′E / 81.950°S 160.383°E / -81.950; 160.383Coordinates: 81°57′S 160°23′E / 81.950°S 160.383°E / -81.950; 160.383) is a relatively horizontal upland area of 20 square miles (50 km2) at the south side of the Surveyors Range, Churchill Mountains. The ice-covered feature rises to 1,800 metres (5,900 ft) between Mansergh Snowfield and the head of Algie Glacier. It was named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names after John W. Bieber of the Bartol Research Institute, University of Delaware: he was United States Antarctic Program principal investigator for solar and heliospheric studies with Antarctic cosmic ray observations at McMurdo Station and South Pole Station, 1988–2002." } | |
| { "href" : "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Breakbones_Plateau", "title" : "Breakbones Plateau", "body" : "Breakbones Plateau is a small lava plateau just north of Chimaera Flats on Candlemas Island, South Sandwich Islands. The feature is an interesting biological area containing numerous small fumaroles with attendant vegetation. The name applied by the United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee in 1971 refers both to the difficulty of travel and to the presence of a large breeding colony of Giant Petrels (Macronectes giganteus), sometimes known as \"Breakbones\"." } | |
| { "href" : "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bruce_Plateau", "title" : "Bruce Plateau", "body" : "Bruce Plateau (66°S 64°W / 66°S 64°W / -66; -64Coordinates: 66°S 64°W / 66°S 64°W / -66; -64) is an ice-covered plateau, at least 90 nautical miles (170 km) long and about 1,830 metres (6,000 ft) high, extending northeast from the heads of Gould Glacier and Erskine Glacier to the vicinity of Flandres Bay, in Graham Land. The first sighting of this plateau has not been ascertained, but it was presumably seen in January 1909 by members of the French Antarctic Expedition under Jean-Baptiste Charcot from their position in Pendleton Strait. The plateau was mapped from aerial photographs and from Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey surveys, 1946–62, and named by the UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee after William S. Bruce, a Scottish polar explorer and leader of the Scottish National Antarctic Expedition, 1902–04." } | |
| { "href" : "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/California_Plateau", "title" : "California Plateau", "body" : "California Plateau (86°4′S 145°10′W / 86.067°S 145.167°W / -86.067; -145.167Coordinates: 86°4′S 145°10′W / 86.067°S 145.167°W / -86.067; -145.167) is an undulating ice-covered plateau, 30 nautical miles (56 km) long and from 2 to 12 nautical miles (4 to 22 km) wide, which rises to 3,000 metres (10,000 ft) at the eastern side of Scott Glacier. The plateau reaches a maximum height of 3,275 metres (10,745 ft) in Mount Blackburn at the southern end. The northwestern side of the plateau is marked by the steep rock cliffs of Watson Escarpment; the southeastern side grades gradually to the elevation of the interior ice. It was mapped by the United States Geological Survey from ground surveys and from U.S. Navy aerial photography, 1960–64, and named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names for the several branches of the University of California which have sent numerous researchers to work in Antarctica." } | |
| { "href" : "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chaplains_Tableland", "title" : "Chaplains Tableland", "body" : "Chaplains Tableland (78°0′S 162°38′E / 78.000°S 162.633°E / -78.000; 162.633Coordinates: 78°0′S 162°38′E / 78.000°S 162.633°E / -78.000; 162.633) is a high tableland just north of Mount Lister in the Royal Society Range. It was named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names in 1963 in honor of the chaplains who have served in Antarctica, primarily at McMurdo Station. The feature is clearly visible from McMurdo Station." } | |
| { "href" : "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Citadel_Bastion", "title" : "Citadel Bastion", "body" : "Citadel Bastion (72°0′S 68°32′W / 72.000°S 68.533°W / -72.000; -68.533Coordinates: 72°0′S 68°32′W / 72.000°S 68.533°W / -72.000; -68.533) is a rocky, flat-topped, rocky elevation at the south side of the terminus of Saturn Glacier, facing towards George VI Sound and the Rymill Coast, situated on the east side of Alexander Island, Antarctica. Its maximum elevation is about 645 m. Citadel Bastion lies next to Hodgson Lake. This mountain was mapped from trimetrogon air photography taken by the Ronne Antarctic Research Expedition, 1947–48, and from survey by the Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey, 1948–50. The name applied by the UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee because it resembles a fortified structure with a watchtower at the end of a wall." } | |
| { "href" : "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deception_Plateau", "title" : "Deception Plateau", "body" : "Deception Plateau (73°15′S 164°50′E / 73.250°S 164.833°E / -73.250; 164.833Coordinates: 73°15′S 164°50′E / 73.250°S 164.833°E / -73.250; 164.833) is a high, ice-covered plateau, 11 miles (18 km) long and 6 miles (10 km) wide, which is bounded by Aviator Glacier, Pilot Glacier and Mount Overlord, in Victoria Land. It was so named by the southern party of the New Zealand Geological Survey Antarctic Expedition, 1966–67, because of its deceptively small appearance when viewed from a distance." } | |
| { "href" : "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Detroit_Plateau", "title" : "Detroit Plateau", "body" : "Dinsmoor Glacier is a glacier flowing east from the south edge of Detroit Plateau." } | |
| { "href" : "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dome_A", "title" : "Dome A", "body" : "Dome A or Dome Argus is an ice dome on the Antarctic Plateau, located 1,200 kilometres (750 mi) inland. It is thought to be the coldest naturally occurring place on Earth, with temperatures believed to get close to −90 °C (−130 °F). It is the highest ice feature in Antarctica, consisting of a dome or eminence 4,091 metres (13,422 ft) elevation above sea level. It is located near the center of East Antarctica, approximately midway between the head of Lambert Glacier and the South Pole, within the Australian claim." } | |
| { "href" : "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dyer_Plateau", "title" : "Dyer Plateau", "body" : "Dyer Plateau (70°30′S 65°0′W / 70.500°S 65.000°W / -70.500; -65.000Coordinates: 70°30′S 65°0′W / 70.500°S 65.000°W / -70.500; -65.000) is a broad ice-covered upland of north-central Palmer Land, bounded to the north by Fleming Glacier and Bingham Glacier, and to the south by the Gutenko Mountains. The plateau was first explored on land and photographed from the air by the US Antarctic Service (USAS), 1939–41. It was named after J. Glenn Dyer, a surveyor with the then General Land Office, Department of the Interior. He was leader of the USAS surface party which sledged from Fleming Glacier southeast across the plateau to the Welch Mountains, and U.S. observer with the Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions during the 1956–57 season." } | |
| { "href" : "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_VIII_Plateau", "title" : "Edward VIII Plateau", "body" : "The Edward VIII Plateau is a dome-shaped, ice-covered peninsula between Magnet Bay and Edward VIII Bay. It was probably seen by personnel on the RSS William Scoresby in 1936, and mapped from aerial photos taken by the Lars Christensen Expedition, 1936-37, and named Gulfplataet (the gulf plateau). It was renamed \"King Edward Plateau\" by ANCA, but the form Edward VIII Plateau has been approved by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) to be consistent with the names of nearby Edward VIII Bay and Ice Shelf." } | |
| { "href" : "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elgar_Uplands", "title" : "Elgar Uplands", "body" : "The Elgar Uplands (69°39′S 70°43′W / 69.650°S 70.717°W / -69.650; -70.717Coordinates: 69°39′S 70°43′W / 69.650°S 70.717°W / -69.650; -70.717) are uplands rising to 1,900 metres (6,200 ft), between Tufts Pass to the north and Sullivan Glacier to the south, in the northern part of Alexander Island, Antarctica. They were first photographed from the air and roughly mapped by the British Graham Land Expedition in 1937. They were remapped from air photos taken by the Ronne Antarctic Research Expedition, 1947–48, by D. Searle of the Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey in 1960, and from U.S. Landsat imagery of February, 1975. They were named by the UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee after Sir Edward Elgar, the English composer (1857-1934)." } | |
| { "href" : "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ellsworth_Subglacial_Highlands", "title" : "Ellsworth Subglacial Highlands", "body" : "The Ellsworth Subglacial Highlands are a line of subglacial highlands in West Antarctica that extend west-southwest from the central Ellsworth Mountains to the vicinity of Mount Moore and Mount Woollard." } | |
| { "href" : "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Farman_Highland", "title" : "Farman Highland", "body" : "The Farman Highland (74°8′S 61°30′W / 74.133°S 61.500°W / -74.133; -61.500Coordinates: 74°8′S 61°30′W / 74.133°S 61.500°W / -74.133; -61.500) is a relatively smooth ice-covered upland, rising to about 750 metres (2,460 ft) and forming the eastern part of the Hutton Mountains, between Wright Inlet and Keller Inlet, Lassiter Coast, Palmer Land. The feature was mapped by the United States Geological Survey from surveys and U.S. Navy aerial photographs, 1961–67, and was named by the UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee in 1991 after Joseph C. Farman, a Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey – British Antarctic Survey atmospheric physicist, 1957–90; scientific officer, Argentine Islands, 1957–59 (Base Leader, 1958–59)." } | |
| { "href" : "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foster_Plateau", "title" : "Foster Plateau", "body" : "Foster Plateau is a plateau, about 80 square miles (210 km2) in area, lying between Drygalski Glacier and Hektoria Glacier in northern Graham Land, Antarctica. It was photographed by the Falkland Islands and Dependencies Aerial Survey Expedition in 1956–57 and mapped from these photos by the Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey (FIDS). It was named by the UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee in 1960 for Richard A. Foster, FIDS leader of the Danco Island station in 1956 and 1957." } | |
| { "href" : "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Godfrey_Upland", "title" : "Godfrey Upland", "body" : "Godfrey Upland (68°44′S 66°23′W / 68.733°S 66.383°W / -68.733; -66.383Coordinates: 68°44′S 66°23′W / 68.733°S 66.383°W / -68.733; -66.383) is a small remnant plateau with an undulating surface and a mean elevation of 1,500 metres (5,000 ft) in south-central Graham Land, Antarctica. It is bounded by Clarke, Meridian, Lammers and Cole Glaciers. The existence of the feature was known to the United States Antarctic Service, 1939–41, Finn Ronne and Carl R. Eklund having traveled along Meridian and Lammers Glaciers in January 1941. It was photographed from the air by the Ronne Antarctic Research Expedition in 1947 and surveyed from the ground by the Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey in 1958. It was named by the UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee after Thomas Godfrey, an American glassworker and mathematician who, at the same time as John Hadley, independently invented the quadrant (the forerunner of the sextant), in 1730." } | |
| { "href" : "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grindley_Plateau", "title" : "Grindley Plateau", "body" : "Grindley Plateau (84°9′S 166°5′E / 84.150°S 166.083°E / -84.150; 166.083Coordinates: 84°9′S 166°5′E / 84.150°S 166.083°E / -84.150; 166.083) is a high icecapped plateau in the central Queen Alexandra Range of Antarctica, bordered by the peaks of Mount Mackellar, Mount Bell and Mount Kirkpatrick. It was named by the Northern Party of the New Zealand Geological Survey Antarctic Expedition (1961–62) for George Grindley, senior geologist of the party." } | |
| { "href" : "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hadley_Upland", "title" : "Hadley Upland", "body" : "Hadley Upland (68°29′S 66°24′W / 68.483°S 66.400°W / -68.483; -66.400Coordinates: 68°29′S 66°24′W / 68.483°S 66.400°W / -68.483; -66.400) is a triangular shaped remnant plateau with an undulating surface, 1,500 to 1,900 metres (4,900 to 6,200 ft), in southern Graham Land, Antarctica. It is bounded by Windy Valley and Martin Glacier, Gibbs Glacier and Lammers Glacier. The existence of this upland was known to the United States Antarctic Service, 1939–41, Finn Ronne and Carl R. Eklund having travelled along Lammers and Gibbs Glaciers in January 1941. The upland was surveyed by the Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey in 1948–50 and 1958, and was named by the UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee after John Hadley, an English mathematician who, at the same time as Thomas Godfrey, independently invented the quadrant (the forerunner of the sextant), in 1730–31." } | |
| { "href" : "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Herbert_Plateau", "title" : "Herbert Plateau", "body" : "Herbert Plateau (64°32′S 61°15′W / 64.533°S 61.250°W / -64.533; -61.250Coordinates: 64°32′S 61°15′W / 64.533°S 61.250°W / -64.533; -61.250) is a portion of the central plateau of Graham Land, Antarctica, lying between Blériot Glacier and Drygalski Glacier. It was photographed by the Falkland Islands and Dependencies Aerial Survey Expedition in 1956–57 and mapped from these photos by the Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey (FIDS). It was named by the UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee in 1960 for Walter W. Herbert, a FIDS assistant surveyor at the Hope Bay station in 1956 and 1957." } | |
| { "href" : "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hollick-Kenyon_Plateau", "title" : "Hollick-Kenyon Plateau", "body" : "Hollick-Kenyon Plateau (78°S 105°W / 78°S 105°W / -78; -105Coordinates: 78°S 105°W / 78°S 105°W / -78; -105) is a large, relatively featureless snow plateau in Antarctica, 1,200 to 1,800 metres (4,000 to 6,000 ft) above sea level, located between the northern portion of the Ellsworth Mountains, to the east, and Mount Takahe and the Crary Mountains, to the west. It was discovered by Lincoln Ellsworth on his trans-Antarctic airplane flight during November–December 1935, and named by Ellsworth for his pilot, Herbert Hollick-Kenyon." } | |
| { "href" : "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iroquois_Plateau", "title" : "Iroquois Plateau", "body" : "Iroquois Plateau (83°51′S 54°0′W / 83.850°S 54.000°W / -83.850; -54.000Coordinates: 83°51′S 54°0′W / 83.850°S 54.000°W / -83.850; -54.000) is a large, mainly ice-covered plateau situated east of the southern part of the Washington Escarpment in the Pensacola Mountains of Edith Ronne Land, Antarctica. It was mapped by the United States Geological Survey from surveys and U.S. Navy air photos, 1956–66, and was named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names after the Bell UH-1 Iroquois helicopter which has greatly facilitated field operations in Antarctica." } | |
| { "href" : "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jaeger_Table", "title" : "Jaeger Table", "body" : "Jaeger Table (82°36′S 52°30′W / 82.600°S 52.500°W / -82.600; -52.500Coordinates: 82°36′S 52°30′W / 82.600°S 52.500°W / -82.600; -52.500) is the ice-covered summit plateau of Dufek Massif, in the Pensacola Mountains of Antarctica, rising to 2,030 metres (6,660 ft) at Worcester Summit. The plateau was mapped by the United States Geological Survey (USGS) in 1968 from ground surveys and U.S. Navy aerial photographs taken 1964. It was named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names, at the suggestion of USGS geologist Arthur B. Ford, after Commander James W. Jaeger, U.S. Navy, pilot of the Squadron VXE-6 Lockheed Hercules aircraft that landed the USGS field party in the area in the 1976–77 season." } | |
| { "href" : "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kar_Plateau", "title" : "Kar Plateau", "body" : "Kar Plateau (76°56′S 162°20′E / 76.933°S 162.333°E / -76.933; 162.333Coordinates: 76°56′S 162°20′E / 76.933°S 162.333°E / -76.933; 162.333) is a small, mainly snow-covered plateau with an almost vertical rock scarp marking its southern side, standing on the west side of Granite Harbour, just north of the terminus of Mackay Glacier, in Victoria Land, Antarctica. The plateau rises gently toward the northwest to the heights of Mount Marston. It was mapped and named by the British Antarctic Expedition, 1910–13, \"kar\" being a Turkish word meaning snow." } | |
| { "href" : "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kohl_Plateau", "title" : "Kohl Plateau", "body" : "Kohl Plateau (54°14′S 36°57′W / 54.233°S 36.950°W / -54.233; -36.950Coordinates: 54°14′S 36°57′W / 54.233°S 36.950°W / -54.233; -36.950) is an ice-covered plateau, over 760 metres (2,500 ft) high, standing between the heads of Keilhau Glacier and Neumayer Glacier in the central part of South Georgia. It was discovered and first indicated on a map by Ludwig Kohl-Larsen during his 1929–30 expedition; the plateau was surveyed and named for its discoverer by the South Georgia Survey, 1951–52." } | |
| { "href" : "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Labyrinth_(Antarctica)", "title" : "Labyrinth (Antarctica)", "body" : "The Labyrinth (77°33′S 160°48′E / 77.550°S 160.800°E / -77.550; 160.800Coordinates: 77°33′S 160°48′E / 77.550°S 160.800°E / -77.550; 160.800) is an extensive flat upland area which has been deeply eroded, at the west end of Wright Valley, in Victoria Land, Antarctica. It was so named by the Victoria University of Wellington Antarctic Expedition (1958–59) because the eroded dolerite of which it is formed gives an appearance of a labyrinth." } | |
| { "href" : "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laclav%C3%A8re_Plateau", "title" : "Laclavère Plateau", "body" : "Laclavère Plateau (63°27′S 57°47′W / 63.450°S 57.783°W / -63.450; -57.783Coordinates: 63°27′S 57°47′W / 63.450°S 57.783°W / -63.450; -57.783) is a plateau, 10 nautical miles (19 km) long and from 1 to 3 nautical miles (2 to 6 km) wide, rising to 1,035 metres (3,400 ft) between Misty Pass and Theodolite Hill, Trinity Peninsula, Antarctica. The plateau rises south of Schmidt Peninsula and the Chilean scientific station, Base General Bernardo O'Higgins Riquelme. It was named by the UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee (1963) after French cartographer Georges R. Laclavère, President of the Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research, 1958–63." } | |
| { "href" : "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lane_Plateau", "title" : "Lane Plateau", "body" : "The plateau was discovered and photographed by R. Admiral Byrd on the Baselaying Flight of November 18, 1929, and surveyed by A.P. Crary, 1957–58. It was mapped by the United States Geological Survey from surveys, 1962–63, and U.S. Navy photography taken 1958–63. The plateau is named in honor of Neal Lane, Director of the National Science Foundation (NSF) from 1993 to 1998. Under his leadership the NSF won congressional approval for rebuilding South Pole Station as a premier international science facility set to open at the beginning of the 21st century." } | |
| { "href" : "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louis_Philippe_Plateau", "title" : "Louis Philippe Plateau", "body" : "Louis Philippe Plateau (63°36′S 58°21′W / 63.600°S 58.350°W / -63.600; -58.350Coordinates: 63°36′S 58°21′W / 63.600°S 58.350°W / -63.600; -58.350) is a plateau, about 11 nautical miles (20 km) long and 5 nautical miles (9 km) wide, which rises to 1,370 metres (4,500 ft) and occupies the central part of Trinity Peninsula, Antarctica, between Russell West Glacier and Windy Gap. This application of the name, recommended by the UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee in 1948, commemorates Captain Jules Dumont d'Urville's 1838 exploration of the Trinity Peninsula area, which he had named \"Terre Louis Philippe,\" after Louis Philippe I, the King of France at the time." } | |
| { "href" : "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mackin_Table", "title" : "Mackin Table", "body" : "Mackin Table is an ice-topped, wedge-shaped plateau, about 20 nautical miles (37 km) long, standing just north of Patuxent Ice Stream in the Patuxent Range of the Pensacola Mountains, Antarctica. It was mapped by the United States Geological Survey from surveys and U.S. Navy air photos, 1956–66, and was named for J. Hoover Mackin, professor of geology at the University of Washington, at Seattle. The name was suggested by United States Antarctic Research Program geologists who investigated the Pensacola Mountains, several having been students under Mackin." } | |
| { "href" : "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malta_Plateau", "title" : "Malta Plateau", "body" : "Malta Plateau (72°58′S 167°18′E / 72.967°S 167.300°E / -72.967; 167.300Coordinates: 72°58′S 167°18′E / 72.967°S 167.300°E / -72.967; 167.300) is an ice-covered plateau of about 25 nautical miles (46 km) extent in the Victory Mountains of Victoria Land, Antarctica. The plateau is irregular in shape and is bounded on the south and west by Mariner Glacier, on the north by tributaries to Trafalgar Glacier, and on the east by tributaries to Borchgrevink Glacier. It was named by the New Zealand Antarctic Place-Names Committee to commemorate the island of Malta in association with the Victory Mountains." } | |
| { "href" : "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Markham_Plateau", "title" : "Markham Plateau", "body" : "Markham Plateau (82°56′S 161°10′E / 82.933°S 161.167°E / -82.933; 161.167Coordinates: 82°56′S 161°10′E / 82.933°S 161.167°E / -82.933; 161.167) is a small, but prominent, high plateau in Antarctica. It extends south from Mount Markham for about 10 nautical miles (19 km) and forms the divide between east and west-flowing glaciers in the northern part of the Queen Elizabeth Range. The plateau was mapped by the United States Geological Survey from tellurometer surveys and U.S. Navy air photos, 1960–62, and was named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names in association with Mount Markham." } | |
| { "href" : "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Melville_Highlands", "title" : "Melville Highlands", "body" : "The Melville Highlands (60°44′S 44°36′W / 60.733°S 44.600°W / -60.733; -44.600Coordinates: 60°44′S 44°36′W / 60.733°S 44.600°W / -60.733; -44.600) are an ice-covered upland rising to about 500 metres (1,600 ft) and forming the central part of Laurie Island between Pirie Peninsula and the south coast, in the South Orkney Islands off Antarctica. The name derives from James Weddell's map of 1825 whereon the name \"Melville Island\" appears for the already named Laurie Island; it was given for Robert Dundas, 2nd Viscount Melville, who was First Lord of the Admiralty, 1812–27 and 1828–30, including the period of Antarctic exploration by Weddell. To preserve the name in this area it was applied to these highlands by the UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee in 1987." } | |
| { "href" : "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michigan_Plateau", "title" : "Michigan Plateau", "body" : "Michigan Plateau (86°8′S 133°30′W / 86.133°S 133.500°W / -86.133; -133.500Coordinates: 86°8′S 133°30′W / 86.133°S 133.500°W / -86.133; -133.500) is an undulating ice-covered plateau, 30 nautical miles (56 km) long, which rises to 3,000 metres (10,000 ft) at the western side of Reedy Glacier, Antarctica. The northern and eastern sides of the plateau are marked by the steep Watson Escarpment; the western and southern sides grade gradually to the elevation of the interior ice. It was mapped by the United States Geological Survey from ground surveys and U.S. Navy aerial photography, 1960–64, and was named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names after the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor, which has sent numerous research personnel to work in Antarctica." } | |
| { "href" : "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mizuho_Plateau", "title" : "Mizuho Plateau", "body" : "The Mizuho Plateau (みずほ高原, Mizuho Kōgen?) is a mainly featureless ice plateau in Antarctica, situated eastward of the Queen Fabiola Mountains and southward of the Shirase Glacier in Queen Maud Land. A field party of the Japanese Antarctic Research Expedition studied the plateau in November and December 1960 and named it. At the Japanese Showa Station on East Ongul Island, it was called \"Japan Highland\", but this name was not adopted officially. \"Mizuho\" is one of the ancient names of Japan." } | |
| { "href" : "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Morgan_Upland", "title" : "Morgan Upland", "body" : "Morgan Upland (69°S 66°W / 69°S 66°W / -69; -66Coordinates: 69°S 66°W / 69°S 66°W / -69; -66) is a featureless undulating snow plateau in the central Antarctic Peninsula bounded by Cole Glacier and Clarke Glacier on the north and west, by Weyerhaeuser Glacier on the east, by Airy Glacier on the south, and Hariot Glacier on the southwest. The area was photographed from the air in September 1962 by the British Antarctic Survey (BAS) air unit, and the photos were used by BAS surveyor Ivor P. Morgan, for whom the upland is named, who compiled a map over the period 1961 to 1964." } | |
| { "href" : "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nilsen_Plateau", "title" : "Nilsen Plateau", "body" : "Nilsen Plateau (86°20′S 158°0′W / 86.333°S 158.000°W / -86.333; -158.000Coordinates: 86°20′S 158°0′W / 86.333°S 158.000°W / -86.333; -158.000) is a rugged, ice-covered plateau which, including Fram Mesa, is about 30 nautical miles (60 km) long and 1 to 12 nautical miles (22 km) wide, rising to 3,940 m between the upper reaches of the Amundsen and Scott Glaciers, in the Queen Maud Mountains. Discovered in November 1911 by the Norwegian expedition under Roald Amundsen, and named by him for Captain Thorvald Nilsen, commander of the ship Fram." } | |
| { "href" : "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norths_Highland", "title" : "Norths Highland", "body" : "Norths Highland (66°40′S 126°0′E / 66.667°S 126.000°E / -66.667; 126.000Coordinates: 66°40′S 126°0′E / 66.667°S 126.000°E / -66.667; 126.000) is an ice-covered upland close south of Cape Goodenough, surmounting the Banzare Coast between Maury and Porpoise Bays. The name \"North's High Land\" after James H. North, acting master on the brig Porpoise, was applied to an elevated coastal area by the United States Exploring Expedition (1838–42) under Wilkes. Subsequently, because of inadequate data regarding the nature of this feature, the name \"Norths Coast\" was applied to a coastal area in the vicinity of 12745E Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN)'s identification of Norths Highland is based upon correlation of Wilkes' chart with G.D. Blodgett's reconnaissance map (1955) compiled from air photos taken by U.S. Navy Operation Highjump (1946–47). The name is adopted for this recently verified upland region in 12600E in keeping with Wilkes' original naming." } | |
| { "href" : "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pinckard_Table", "title" : "Pinckard Table", "body" : "Pinckard Table (74°0′S 164°3′E / 74.000°S 164.050°E / -74.000; 164.050Coordinates: 74°0′S 164°3′E / 74.000°S 164.050°E / -74.000; 164.050) is an ice-covered tableland, 8 nautical miles (15 km) long and 3 nautical miles (6 km) wide, rising between the Styx and Burns Glaciers in Victoria Land. Mapped by United States Geological Survey (USGS) from surveys and U.S. Navy air photos, 1955–63. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) for William Pinckard, biologist at McMurdo Station, 1965–66 season." } | |
| { "href" : "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pomerantz_Tableland", "title" : "Pomerantz Tableland", "body" : "The Usarp Mountains is a major Antarctic mountain range, lying westward of the Rennick Glacier and trending N-S for about 190 kilometres (118 mi). The feature is bounded to the north by Pryor Glacier and the Wilson Hills. Its important constituent parts include Welcome Mountain, Mount Van der Hoeven, Mount Weihaupt, Mount Stuart, Mount Lorius, Smith Bench, Mount Roberts, Pomerantz Tableland, Daniels Range, Emlen Peaks, Helliwell Hills and Morozumi Range." } | |
| { "href" : "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pomona_Plateau", "title" : "Pomona Plateau", "body" : "Pomona Plateau (60°35′S 45°55′W / 60.583°S 45.917°W / -60.583; -45.917Coordinates: 60°35′S 45°55′W / 60.583°S 45.917°W / -60.583; -45.917) is an ice-covered plateau, over 300 metres (980 ft) elevation, extending between Sandefjord Peaks and Deacon Hill in the western part of Coronation Island, in the South Orkney Islands. Named by the United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee (UK-APC) following a survey by the Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey (FIDS) in 1948–50. This naming revives in an altered form a name given by James Weddell in 1822. Being unaware of the prior discovery of Coronation Island by Captain Nathaniel Palmer and Captain George Powell, and its naming at that time, Weddell renamed the island \"Pomona\" or \"Mainland\" after the island in the northern Orkney Islands. That name was published by Weddell in 1825 but did not survive." } | |
| { "href" : "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Porpoise_Subglacial_Highlands", "title" : "Porpoise Subglacial Highlands", "body" : "Porpoise Subglacial Highlands (69°30′S 134°0′E / 69.500°S 134.000°E / -69.500; 134.000Coordinates: 69°30′S 134°0′E / 69.500°S 134.000°E / -69.500; 134.000) is a group of subglacial highlands to the west of Astrolabe Subglacial Basin, in the east part of Wilkes Land. The feature was delineated by the Scott Polar Research Institute (SPRI)-National Science Foundation (NSF)-Technical University of Denmark (TUD) airborne radio echo sounding program, 1967-79, and named after the Porpoise (Lieutenant C. Ringgold, USN), one of the ships of the United States Exploring Expedition, 1838-42 (Lieutenant Charles Wilkes, USN)." } | |
| { "href" : "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prentice_Plateau", "title" : "Prentice Plateau", "body" : "Prentice Plateau (77°29′S 160°37′E / 77.483°S 160.617°E / -77.483; 160.617Coordinates: 77°29′S 160°37′E / 77.483°S 160.617°E / -77.483; 160.617) is a nearly rectangular plateau of about 9 square miles (23 km2) at the north side of Victoria Upper Glacier and west of Apollo Peak, Olympus Range, Victoria Land. The upper surface (c.1,850 metres (6,070 ft)) is ice covered except for scoured outcrops. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) (2004) after Michael L. Prentice, Department of Earth Sciences, University of New Hampshire, Durham, NH; in United States Antarctic Program (USAP) for 15 years from about 1983 including work in McMurdo Dry Valleys." } | |
| { "href" : "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prince_Andrew_Plateau", "title" : "Prince Andrew Plateau", "body" : "Named by J.H. Miller of the New Zealand party of the Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition (1956-58) who, with G.W. Marsh, explored this area. It was named for Queen Elizabeth II, the patron of the expedition." } | |
| { "href" : "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rawson_Plateau", "title" : "Rawson Plateau", "body" : "The Rawson Plateau is an ice-covered plateau, 15 miles (24 km) long and 3,400 metres (11,150 ft) high, rising between the heads of Bowman Glacier, Moffett Glacier and Steagall Glacier in the Queen Maud Mountains. It was mapped by the Byrd Antarctic Expedition (ByrdAE), 1928–30, and by the U.S. Geological Survey from surveys and from U.S. Navy air photos, 1960–64, and named for Kennett L. Rawson, a contributor to the ByrdAE, 1928–30, and a member of the ByrdAE, 1933–35." } | |
| { "href" : "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Resolution_Subglacial_Highlands", "title" : "Resolution Subglacial Highlands", "body" : "Resolution Subglacial Highlands is a line of subglacial highlands in the interior of Wilkes Land, running NNW–SSE and separating Adventure Subglacial Trench from Wilkes Subglacial Basin. The feature was delineated by the Scott Polar Research Institute (SPRI)–National Science Foundation (NSF)–Technical University of Denmark (TUD) airborne radio echo sounding program, 1967–79, and was named after HMS Resolution, flagship of the British expedition, 1772–75 (Captain James Cook, RN)." } | |
| { "href" : "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ritscher_Upland", "title" : "Ritscher Upland", "body" : "Coordinates: 73°0′S 9°0′W / 73.000°S 9.000°W / -73.000; -9.000 Ritscher Upland (German: Ritscherhochland) is a large ice-covered upland of western Queen Maud Land, bounded by Kraul Mountains and Heimefront Range to the west and southwest, and by Borg Massif and Kirwan Escarpment to the east. It was discovered by the Third German Antarctic Expedition (1938–1939), and named for Capt. Alfred Ritscher, leader of the expedition. It was remapped from air photos taken by the Norwegian-British-Swedish Antarctic Expedition (NBSAE) (1949–1952), led by John Schjelderup Giæver." } | |
| { "href" : "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rockefeller_Plateau", "title" : "Rockefeller Plateau", "body" : "The Rockefeller Plateau in Antarctica is that portion of the interior ice plateau of Marie Byrd Land lying eastward of Shirase Coast and Siple Coast and southward of the Ford Ranges, Flood Range and Executive Committee Range, centering near the coordinates given above. Much of its extensive, ice-covered surface is from 1,000 to 1,500 m above sea level. It was discovered by Rear Admiral Richard E. Byrd, in 1934, and named for John D. Rockefeller, Jr., patron of the Byrd expeditions." } | |
| { "href" : "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Romlingsletta_Flat", "title" : "Romlingsletta Flat", "body" : "Romlingsletta Flat (72°16′S 1°7′E / 72.267°S 1.117°E / -72.267; 1.117Coordinates: 72°16′S 1°7′E / 72.267°S 1.117°E / -72.267; 1.117) is an ice-covered, flattish area of about 40 square miles, lying northward of the foot of Isingen Mountain, in the Sverdrup Mountains, Queen Maud Land. Photographed from the air by the German Antarctic Expedition (1938–39). Mapped by Norwegian cartographers from surveys and air photos by Norwegian-British-Swedish Antarctic Expedition (NBSAE) (1949–52) and air photos by the Norwegian expedition (1958–59) and named Romlingsletta (the fugitive's plain)." } | |
| { "href" : "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schirmacher_Oasis", "title" : "Schirmacher Oasis", "body" : "The Schirmacher Oasis (or Schirmacher Lake Plateau) is a 25 km long and up to 3 km wide ice-free plateau with more than 100 freshwater lakes. It is situated in the Schirmacher Hills on the Princess Astrid Coast in Queen Maud Land in East Antarctica, and is on average 100 metres above sea level. With an area of 34 km², the Schirmacher Oasis ranks among the smallest Antarctic oases and is a typical polar desert." } | |
| { "href" : "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skalebrehalsen_Terrace", "title" : "Skalebrehalsen Terrace", "body" : "Skalebrehalsen Terrace (72°16′S 4°10′E / 72.267°S 4.167°E / -72.267; 4.167Coordinates: 72°16′S 4°10′E / 72.267°S 4.167°E / -72.267; 4.167) is a high ice-covered terrace at the south side of Skalebreen, in the Muhlig-Hofmann Mountains, Queen Maud Land. Mapped by Norwegian cartographers from surveys and air photos by the Norwegian Antarctic Expedition (1956–60) and named Skalebrehalsen." } | |
| { "href" : "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skua_Terrace", "title" : "Skua Terrace", "body" : "Skua Terrace (60°41′S 45°38′W / 60.683°S 45.633°W / -60.683; -45.633Coordinates: 60°41′S 45°38′W / 60.683°S 45.633°W / -60.683; -45.633) is a terrace in the northwest part of Signy Island, South Orkney Islands, extending north-south from the vicinity of Spindrift Rocks to the vicinity of Express Cove. Named in 1980 by the United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee (UK-APC) from the numerous pairs of brown skuas nesting in the area." } | |
| { "href" : "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Snotoa_Terrace", "title" : "Snotoa Terrace", "body" : "Snotoa Terrace (71°57′S 4°35′E / 71.950°S 4.583°E / -71.950; 4.583Coordinates: 71°57′S 4°35′E / 71.950°S 4.583°E / -71.950; 4.583) is a flattish, ice-covered terrace on the northeast side of Mount Grytoyr in the Muhlig-Hofmann Mountains of Queen Maud Land. Mapped from surveys and air photos by the Norwegian Antarctic Expedition (1956–60) and named Snotoa (the snow patch)." } | |
| { "href" : "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Southern_Cross_Subglacial_Highlands", "title" : "Southern Cross Subglacial Highlands", "body" : "Southern Cross Subglacial Highlands (71°0′S 147°0′E / 71.000°S 147.000°E / -71.000; 147.000Coordinates: 71°0′S 147°0′E / 71.000°S 147.000°E / -71.000; 147.000) is a group of subglacial highlands located east of Webb Subglacial Trench in the north end of Wilkes Subglacial Basin. The feature was delineated by the Scott Polar Research Institute (SPRI)-National Science Foundation (NSF)-Technical University of Denmark (TUD) airborne radio echo sounding program, 1967-79, and was named after the Southern Cross, the expedition ship of British Antarctic Expedition, 1898-1900, led by Carsten Borchgrevink." } | |
| { "href" : "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stanford_Plateau", "title" : "Stanford Plateau", "body" : "Stanford Plateau (85°57′S 140°0′W / 85.950°S 140.000°W / -85.950; -140.000Coordinates: 85°57′S 140°0′W / 85.950°S 140.000°W / -85.950; -140.000) is an icecapped plateau, over 3,000 m high and 15 nautical miles (28 km) wide, between the heads of Leverett and Kansas Glaciers. The plateau unites with the interior ice sheet to the south, but terminates to the north in the Watson Escarpment. Mapped by United States Geological Survey (USGS) from ground surveys and U.S. Navy air photos, 1960-63. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) for Stanford University which has sent a number of researchers to study Antarctica." } | |
| { "href" : "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tourmaline_Plateau", "title" : "Tourmaline Plateau", "body" : "Tourmaline Plateau (74°10′S 163°27′E / 74.167°S 163.450°E / -74.167; 163.450Coordinates: 74°10′S 163°27′E / 74.167°S 163.450°E / -74.167; 163.450) is an ice-covered plateau in the central part of the Deep Freeze Range, bounded by the Howard Peaks and the peaks and ridges which trend north-south from Mount Levick, in Victoria Land. It was so named by the Northern Party of the New Zealand Geological Survey Antarctic Expedition (NZGSAE), 1965–66, because of the quantities of tourmaline-granite found there." } | |
| { "href" : "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wakefield_Highland", "title" : "Wakefield Highland", "body" : "Wakefield Highland (69°20′S 65°10′W / 69.333°S 65.167°W / -69.333; -65.167Coordinates: 69°20′S 65°10′W / 69.333°S 65.167°W / -69.333; -65.167) is a snow-covered highland in the central region of the Antarctic Peninsula, bounded to the north by Hermes Glacier and the heads of Weyerhaeuser Glacier and Aphrodite Glacier, to the west by the heads of Airy Glacier, Rotz Glacier and Seller Glacier, to the south by Fleming Glacier and to the east by the heads of Lurabee Glacier, Sunfix Glacier and Grimley Glacier. Photographed from the air by Ronne Antarctic Research Expedition (RARE) on December 22, 1947. Surveyed by Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey (FIDS) in November 1960. Named after Viscount Wakefield of Hythe, a contributor to British Graham Land Expedition (BGLE), 1934-37. This toponym, concurred in by United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee (UK-APC) and Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN), restores the name Wakefield in the vicinity of the BGLE's displaced \"Mount Wakefield\" (now Mount Hope)." } | |
| { "href" : "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bowling_Green_Plateau", "title" : "Bowling Green Plateau", "body" : "Bowling Green Plateau (79°42′S 158°36′E / 79.700°S 158.600°E / -79.700; 158.600Coordinates: 79°42′S 158°36′E / 79.700°S 158.600°E / -79.700; 158.600) is a small but prominent ice-covered plateau at the north side of the Brown Hills in the Cook Mountains. It was named by the Victoria University of Wellington Antarctic Expedition (VUWAE) (1962–63); Professor Charles C. Rich, geologist and deputy leader of the VUWAE, was affiliated with Bowling Green State University of Ohio." } | |
| { "href" : "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cotton_Plateau", "title" : "Cotton Plateau", "body" : "Cotton Plateau (82°54′S 159°40′E / 82.900°S 159.667°E / -82.900; 159.667Coordinates: 82°54′S 159°40′E / 82.900°S 159.667°E / -82.900; 159.667) is a snow-covered plateau just east of the mouth of Marsh Glacier, in the Queen Elizabeth Range. It was named by the northern party of the New Zealand Geological Survey Antarctic Expedition (1961–62) for Sir Charles Cotton, noted New Zealand geomorphologist and authority on glacial landforms." } | |
| { "href" : "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Festive_Plateau", "title" : "Festive Plateau", "body" : "Festive Plateau (79°24′S 157°30′E / 79.400°S 157.500°E / -79.400; 157.500Coordinates: 79°24′S 157°30′E / 79.400°S 157.500°E / -79.400; 157.500) is an ice-covered plateau over 2,200 metres (7,200 ft) high, about 10 nautical miles (20 km) long and 3 nautical miles (6 km) wide, just north of Mount Longhurst in the Churchill Mountains of Antarctica. It was named by two members of the Darwin Glacier Party of the Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition (1956–58) who spent Christmas Day 1957 on the plateau." } | |
| { "href" : "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kelly_Plateau", "title" : "Kelly Plateau", "body" : "Kelly Plateau (81°24′S 159°30′E / 81.400°S 159.500°E / -81.400; 159.500Coordinates: 81°24′S 159°30′E / 81.400°S 159.500°E / -81.400; 159.500) is an ice-covered plateau, about 15 nautical miles (30 km) long and from 2 to 4 nautical miles (4 to 7 km) wide, located on the east side of the Churchill Mountains, Antarctica, between the lower parts of Jorda Glacier and Flynn Glacier. It was named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names for Commander George R. Kelly, U.S. Navy, commanding officer of U.S. Navy Squadron VX-6 during Operation Deep Freeze 1964." } | |
| { "href" : "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kent_Plateau", "title" : "Kent Plateau", "body" : "Kent Plateau (80°44′S 157°50′E / 80.733°S 157.833°E / -80.733; 157.833Coordinates: 80°44′S 157°50′E / 80.733°S 157.833°E / -80.733; 157.833) is an ice-covered plateau, 12 nautical miles (22 km) long and 4 nautical miles (7 km) wide, extending northward from Mount Egerton and Kiwi Pass to the vicinity of Mount Hamilton, in the Churchill Mountains of Antarctica. It was named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names for Commander Donald F. Kent, U.S. Navy, logistics officer to Admiral Dufek at the outset of U.S. Navy Operation Deep Freeze I, 1955–56." } | |
| { "href" : "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laird_Plateau", "title" : "Laird Plateau", "body" : "Laird Plateau (82°0′S 157°0′E / 82.000°S 157.000°E / -82.000; 157.000Coordinates: 82°0′S 157°0′E / 82.000°S 157.000°E / -82.000; 157.000) is a small plateau, over 2,400 metres (8,000 ft) above sea level, standing 1 nautical mile (2 km) northwest of Mount Hayter on the north side of the head of Lucy Glacier, Antarctica. It was seen by the New Zealand Geological Survey Antarctic Expedition (1964–65) and was named for Malcolm G. Laird, the leader of this geological party to the area, as was also Cape Laird." } | |
| { "href" : "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Longhurst_Plateau", "title" : "Longhurst Plateau", "body" : "Longhurst Plateau (79°23′S 156°20′E / 79.383°S 156.333°E / -79.383; 156.333Coordinates: 79°23′S 156°20′E / 79.383°S 156.333°E / -79.383; 156.333) is a narrow, snow-covered extension of the Antarctic polar plateau located just west of Mount Longhurst. Rising to 2,200 metres (7,200 ft), it is about 20 nautical miles (37 km) long and 10 nautical miles (19 km) wide, and is bounded on the south by the upper part of Darwin Glacier and on the east by McCleary Glacier. The plateau was traversed by the Darwin Glacier Party of the Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition in 1957–58, who named it for nearby Mount Longhurst." } | |
| { "href" : "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Midnight_Plateau", "title" : "Midnight Plateau", "body" : "Midnight Plateau (79°53′S 156°15′E / 79.883°S 156.250°E / -79.883; 156.250Coordinates: 79°53′S 156°15′E / 79.883°S 156.250°E / -79.883; 156.250) is a prominent ice-covered plateau, over 2,200 metres (7,200 ft) high, forming the central feature of the Darwin Mountains in Antarctica. It is the only area of snow accumulation in the Darwin Mountains. The plateau was discovered by the Victoria University of Wellington Antarctic Expedition of 1962–63 and so named because the feature was visited by expedition members at midnight on December 27, 1962." } | |
| { "href" : "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peletier_Plateau", "title" : "Peletier Plateau", "body" : "Peletier Plateau (83°55′S 159°40′E / 83.917°S 159.667°E / -83.917; 159.667Coordinates: 83°55′S 159°40′E / 83.917°S 159.667°E / -83.917; 159.667) is an ice-covered plateau, about 20 nautical miles (37 km) long and 5 nautical miles (9 km) wide, forming the southern part of Queen Elizabeth Range. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) for Rear Admiral Eugene Peletier, CEC, U.S. Navy, Bureau of Yards and Docks, who was of assistance to Rear Admiral George Dufek in the preparation of U.S. Navy Operation Deepfreeze II, 1956-57." } | |
| { "href" : "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pleasant_Plateau", "title" : "Pleasant Plateau", "body" : "Pleasant Plateau (79°46′S 158°30′E / 79.767°S 158.500°E / -79.767; 158.500Coordinates: 79°46′S 158°30′E / 79.767°S 158.500°E / -79.767; 158.500) is a small, somewhat isolated ice-free plateau located close west of Blank Peaks and Foggydog Glacier in the Brown Hills. Explored by the Victoria University of Wellington Antarctic Expedition (VUWAE), 1962–63, who so named it because of the agreeable weather encountered there on each occasion the area was visited." } | |
| { "href" : "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reeves_Plateau", "title" : "Reeves Plateau", "body" : "Reeves Plateau (79°35′S 158°35′E / 79.583°S 158.583°E / -79.583; 158.583Coordinates: 79°35′S 158°35′E / 79.583°S 158.583°E / -79.583; 158.583) is an inclined ice-covered plateau, 8 nautical miles (15 km) long and 4 nautical miles (7 km) wide, located north of Bowling Green Plateau and west of Reeves Bluffs in the Cook Mountains. The feature rises to 1700 m in the east near Reeves Bluffs and descends to 1400 m in the west. The plateau was named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN), in association with Reeves Bluffs." } | |
| { "href" : "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Venta_Plateau", "title" : "Venta Plateau", "body" : "Venta Plateau (80°3′S 155°40′E / 80.050°S 155.667°E / -80.050; 155.667Coordinates: 80°3′S 155°40′E / 80.050°S 155.667°E / -80.050; 155.667) is a small plateau rising to 1,800-2,000 m between the heads of Isca Valley and Lemanis Valley, located 4 nautical miles (7 km) east of Haven Mountain in the Britannia Range. Named in association with Britannia by a University of Waikato (N.Z.) geological party, 1978–79, led by M.J. Selby. Venta is a historical name used in Roman Britain for present-day Winchester." } | |
| { "href" : "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adrar_Plateau", "title" : "Adrar Plateau", "body" : "The Adrar (Berber: , lit. mountain) is a highland natural and historical region of the Sahara Desert in northern Mauritania. The Adrar Region, an administrative division of Mauritania, is named after the traditional region." } | |
| { "href" : "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ankarana_Reserve", "title" : "Ankarana Reserve", "body" : "Ankarana Special Reserve in northern Madagascar was created in 1956. It is a small, partially vegetated plateau composed of 150-million-year-old middle Jurassic limestone. With an average annual rainfall of about 2,000 millimetres (79 in), the underlying rocks are susceptible to erosion, thereby producing caves and underground rivers—a karst topography. The rugged relief and the dense vegetation have helped protect the region from human intrusion." } | |
| { "href" : "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bat%C3%A9k%C3%A9_Plateau", "title" : "Batéké Plateau", "body" : "The Batéké Plateau is located around the border between the Republic of Congo and Gabon. In both countries it gave name to departments:" } | |
| { "href" : "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beza_Mahafaly_Reserve", "title" : "Beza Mahafaly Reserve", "body" : "The Beza Mahafaly Reserve is a nature reserve in Madagascar located 35 kilometres (22 mi) northeast of Betioky Sud. The Reserve also provides training and research opportunities. It consists of a fenced gallery forest, approximately 100 hectares (250 acres), separated by 8 kilometres (5 mi) from a 520-hectare (1,300-acre) gallery of arid spiny forest. The reserve also contains a museum which is open to tourists." } | |
| { "href" : "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Djado_Plateau", "title" : "Djado Plateau", "body" : "The Djado Plateau lies in the Sahara, in northeastern Niger. It is known for its cave art (often of large mammals long since absent from the area), but is now largely uninhabited, with abandoned towns and forts still standing and visible. As of 2011, the commune of Djado had a total population of 1,488 people." } | |
| { "href" : "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/East_African_Plateau", "title" : "East African Plateau", "body" : "East African Plateau is a huge plateau in the eastern part of central Africa. Its elevation is mostly between 1000 and 1500 metres. It is subdivided into a number of zones running north and south and consisting in turn of ranges, tablelands and depressions. The most striking feature is the existence of two great lines of depression, due largely to the subsidence of whole segments of the Earth's crust, the lowest parts of which are occupied by vast lakes. Towards the south the two lines converge and give place to one great valley (occupied by Lake Nyasa), the southern part of which is less distinctly due to rifting and subsidence than the rest of the system." } | |
| { "href" : "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ennedi_Plateau", "title" : "Ennedi Plateau", "body" : "The Ennedi Plateau, located in the North-East of Chad, in the Ennedi Region, is a sandstone bulwark in the middle of the Sahara. It is assailed by the sands on all sides, that encroach the deep valleys of the Ennedi. Only the caravans manage to cross it and this makes the region an area subject to multiple influences." } | |
| { "href" : "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Katanga_Plateau", "title" : "Katanga Plateau", "body" : "The Katanga, or Shaba, Plateau is a farming and ranching region in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Located in the southeastern Katanga Province, it is 1220 m (4,000 ft) above sea level and is rich in copper and uranium deposits. The altitude makes it cooler than the surrounding area, with a mean annual temperature of 19-20° C" } | |
| { "href" : "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kinangop_Plateau", "title" : "Kinangop Plateau", "body" : "The Kinangop Plateau is a region in Kenya that lies between the Kenyan Rift Valley to the west and the Aberdare Range to the east. It takes its name from Kinangop Mountain, which rises in the Aberdares to the east." } | |
| { "href" : "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kwahu_Plateau", "title" : "Kwahu Plateau", "body" : "The Kwahu Plateau is a 260 km (160 mi) long plateau in southern Ghana. It consist of the uplifted southern edge of the Volta River Basin. It forms the main watershed of Ghana, separating rivers in the Volta River system from rivers in the western half of Ghana which flows into the Atlantic Ocean(Birim,Pra, Ankobra). The plateau has an average elevation of 1,500 feet and its highest point is Mount Akmawa at 2,586 feet. The plateau is dissected by several valleys and is marked by tall peaks. To the south it borders dense forest country, which it shields from the harmattan winds of the interior. Cacao cultivation has been introduced in the west, through which traditional trade routes lead to the Atlantic; vegetable cultivation is stressed in the eastern sector. The largest and most important towns on the Kwahu Plateau are Wenchi, Mampong, Mpraeso, and Abetifi. Coordinates: 6°34′48″N 0°43′47″W / 6.58°N 0.729722°W / 6.58; -0.729722" } | |
| { "href" : "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mafinga_Hills", "title" : "Mafinga Hills", "body" : "The Mafinga Hills are a plateau covered by hills, situated on the border between Zambia and Malawi, in Southern Africa. These hills are composed of quartzites, phyllites and feldspathic sandstones of sedimentary origin." } | |
| { "href" : "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nyika_Plateau", "title" : "Nyika Plateau", "body" : "The Nyika Plateau lies in northern Malawi, with a small portion in north eastern Zambia. Most of it lies at elevations of 2100 to 2200 m, the highest point being 2605m at Nganda Peak. It is roughly a diamond in shape, with a long north-south axis of about 90 km, and an east-west axis of about 50 km. It towers above Lake Malawi (elevation 475 m), and the towns of Livingstonia and Chilumba. Its well-defined north-west escarpment rises about 700 m above the north-eastern extremity of the Luangwa Valley, and its similarly prominent south-east escarpment rises about 1000 m above the South Rukuru River valley." } | |
| { "href" : "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ouatchi_Plateau", "title" : "Ouatchi Plateau", "body" : "The Ouatchi Plateau is a tableland in southern central Togo, West Africa. The plateau is also known as Terre de barre after its reddish, iron-rich soil. The plateau is about 30 kilometres wide and located at an altitude of 60 to 90 metres above sea level." } | |
| { "href" : "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roggeveld", "title" : "Roggeveld", "body" : "The Roggeveld (Afrikaans for \"rye field\") is a plateau located in the Karoo region of the Northern Cape, South Africa. The name comes from wild rye which was once plentiful in the area. The Roggeveld Mountains, lying west of the plateau in the Northern Cape, are named after it." } | |
| { "href" : "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Cameroon_Plateau", "title" : "South Cameroon Plateau", "body" : "The South Cameroon Plateau or Southern Cameroon Plateau (French: Plateau Sud-Camerounais) is the dominant geographical feature of Cameroon. The plateau lies south of the Adamawa Plateau and southeast of the Cameroon Range. It slopes south and west until giving way to the Cameroon coastal plain in the southwest and the Congo River basin in the southeast. The plateau is characterised by hills and valleys in the southwest and a more gentle peneplain in the southwest. Isolated massifs occur, especially in the southwest. Metamorphic rocks make up the plain's basement. The soils are ferrallitic and lateritic, with colouration ranging from red or brown in the interior to yellow on the coast. The soils are subjected to silica leeching, so they are not productive without fertiliser." } | |
| { "href" : "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tadema%C3%AFt", "title" : "Tademaït", "body" : "Tademaït is a natural region in the Sahara Desert right in the centre of Algeria. It is located north of In Salah and south of the Grand Erg Occidental in the Adrar District of Adrar Province, El Ménia District of Ghardaïa Province and the northern end of Tamanrasset Province. It is one of the places of the Sahara Desert where the summer heat is most extreme." } | |
| { "href" : "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tagant_Plateau", "title" : "Tagant Plateau", "body" : "The Tagant Plateau lies in eastern Mauritania, forming a stony part of the Sahara Desert. The Tagant Region, an administrative division of Mauritania, is named after the plateau." } | |
| { "href" : "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thaba_Bosiu", "title" : "Thaba Bosiu", "body" : "Thaba Bosiu is a sandstone plateau with an area of approximately 2 km2 and a height of 1,804 meters above sea level. It is located between the Orange and Caledon Rivers in the Maseru District of Lesotho, 24 km east of the country's capital Maseru." } | |
| { "href" : "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Western_High_Plateau", "title" : "Western High Plateau", "body" : "The Western High Plateau, Western Highlands, or Bamenda Grassfields is a region of Cameroon characterised by high relief, cool temperatures, heavy rainfall, and savanna vegetation. The region lies along the Cameroon line and consists of mountain ranges and volcanoes made of crystalline and igneous rock. The region borders the South Cameroon Plateau to the southeast, the Adamawa Plateau to the northeast, and the Cameroon coastal plain to the south." } | |
| { "href" : "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adamawa_Plateau", "title" : "Adamawa Plateau", "body" : "The Adamawa Plateau (French: Adamaoua) is a plateau region in west-central Africa stretching from south-eastern Nigeria through north-central Cameroon (Adamawa and North Provinces) to the Central African Republic. The plateau was named after Fulani Muslim leader Modibo Adama. The part of the plateau that lies in Nigeria is more popularly known as Gotel Mountains. The Adamawa Plateau is the source of many waterways, including the Benue River. It is important for its deposits of bauxite. The average elevation is about 3,300 feet (1,000 meters), but elevations can reach as high as 8,700 feet (2,650 meters). The vegetation is mostly savanna, and is sparsely populated. Cattle raising is the main occupation in the area." } | |
| { "href" : "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jos_Plateau", "title" : "Jos Plateau", "body" : "The Jos Plateau is a plateau located near the centre of Nigeria. It covers 8600 km² and is bounded by 300-600 meter escarpments around much of its circumference. With an average altitude of 1280 metres it is the largest area over 1000 metres in Nigeria, with a high point of 1829 metres in the Shere Hills. The plateau has given its name to the State, Plateau State in which it is found and is itself named for the state's capital, Jos." } | |
| { "href" : "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mambilla_Plateau", "title" : "Mambilla Plateau", "body" : "The Mambilla Plateau is a plateau in the Taraba State of Nigeria. The plateau is Nigeria's northern continuation of the Bamenda Highlands of Cameroon." } | |
| { "href" : "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Obudu_Plateau", "title" : "Obudu Plateau", "body" : "Obudu Plateau is a plateau found on the Oshie Ridge of the Sankwala Mountain range, in Cross River State, in the southeast of Nigeria. The plateau is found in Obanliku local government area of the Cross river state. The plateau extends towards Nigeria's south eastern border." } | |
| { "href" : "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kirk_Range", "title" : "Kirk Range", "body" : "Kirk Range is a plateau in southwestern Malawi, extending in a north-south direction and skirting the southwestern shore of Lake Nyasa and the western border of the Shire River valley." } | |
| { "href" : "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shire_Highlands", "title" : "Shire Highlands", "body" : "The Shire Highlands are a plateau in southern Malawi, located east of the Shire River. Ranging in elevation from 2,000 to 4,000 feet, it is a major agricultural area and the most densely populated part of the country." } | |
| { "href" : "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gilf_Kebir", "title" : "Gilf Kebir", "body" : "Gilf Kebir (جلف كبير) (var. Gilf al-Kebir, Jilf al Kabir) is a plateau in the New Valley Governorate of the remote southwest corner of Egypt, and southeast Libya. Its name translates as \"the Great Barrier\". This 7770-square-kilometre sandstone plateau, roughly the size of Puerto Rico, rises 300m from the Libyan Desert floor." } | |
| { "href" : "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Giza_Plateau", "title" : "Giza Plateau", "body" : "The Giza Plateau (Arabic: جيزة بلاتي) 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." } | |
| { "href" : "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bi%C3%A9_Plateau", "title" : "Bié Plateau", "body" : "The Bié Plateau or Central Plateau of Angola is a plateau that occupies most of central Angola. The elevation of the plateau is from 1,520 m to 1,830 m." } |
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