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Bookmark or Share- Plateau - WikipediaThe highest African plateau is the Ethiopian Highlands which cover the central part of Ethiopia. It forms the largest continuous area of its altitude in the continent, with little of its surface falling below 1,500 metres (4,921 ft), while the summits reach heights of up to 4,550 metres (14,928 ft).
- Plateau of Tibet | Himalayas, Plateau Region, Plateau LakesPlateau of Tibet, vast high plateau of southwestern China. It encompasses all of the Tibet Autonomous Region and much of Qinghai province and extends into western Sichuan province and southern Uygur Autonomous Region of Xinjiang.
- Altiplano - WikipediaThe Altiplano (Spanish for "high plain"), Collao (Quechua and Aymara: Qullaw, meaning "place of the Qulla") or Andean Plateau, in west-central South America, is the most extensive high plateau on Earth outside Tibet. The plateau is located at the latitude of the widest part of the north–south-trending Andes.
- Tibetan Plateau - WikipediaThe Tibetan Plateau hosts the Tibetan wolf, [28] and species of snow leopard, wild yak, wild ass, cranes, vultures, hawks, geese, snakes, and water buffalo. One notable animal is the high-altitude jumping spider, that can live at elevations of over 6,500 metres (21,300 ft).
- How Do Plateaus Form? - WorldAtlasHow Do Plateaus Form? A plateau, also known as a tableland or a high plain, is defined as an expansive flat highland that is elevated sharply above the adjacent land area on at least one side. Found on almost every continent of the Earth, plateaus occupy about one-third of the planet’s land surface and are classified into different types ...
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