Everything about Plateaus totally explained
In
geology and
earth science, a
plateau, also called a
high plateau or
tableland, is an area of
highland, usually consisting of relatively flat terrain.
A highly eroded(erection) plateau is called a dissected plateau.
A
volcanic plateau is a plateau produced by
volcanic activity.
The largest and highest plateau in the world is the
Tibetan Plateau, called the "
roof of the world", which is still being formed by the collisions of the
Indo-Australian and
Eurasian tectonic plates. In all the Tibetan plateau covers an area of some 2.5 million square kilometres which is approximately 5000m above sea level. The height of this plateau is such that it's enough to reverse the Hadley convection cycles and drive the monsoons of India to the south
Oceanic plateaus
Plateau is also used to describe undersea geologic formations. Some undersea plateaus, like the
Seychelles plateau, are fragments of continental crust that lie separate from continents; they're analogous to
continental shelves. Others, like the
Ontong Java Plateau are
large igneous provinces made of
flood basalts.
Plateau Mountains
Plateau Mountains are formed similarly to Fold mountains. Plateau mountains are said to be flat, high plateau. There are many types of mountains such as Dome, Volcanic.
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