Cumberland Plateau (2552 bytes)
1: The '''Cumberland Plateau''' includes much of eastern [[Kentucky]], [[Unite...
3: ...ion|Bluegrass]] in the north and the [[Pennyroyal Plateau|Pennyrile]] in the south, there are many spectacu...
5: ...ming. The [[sedimentary rock]]s that compose both plateaus are of [[Mississippian]] and [[Pennsylvanian]] [...
7: Though the plateau is not composed of true [[mountain]]s, and nowher...
16: [[Category:Plateaus]]

Plateau (2602 bytes)
1: ''For alternate uses of the term, see [[Plateau (disambiguation)]].''
3: ...y [[wind]] or [[water]]. Flat-topped, sheer-sided plateaus, like the [[tepui]]s of [[Guiana]], are formed w...
5: ...ssociated with continents; the vast [[Ontong Jaya Plateau]] of the western Pacific is an example of such.
7: == Examples of plateaus ==
8: The [[Tibetan plateau]] is one of the most famous examples of this land...

Paunsaugunt Plateau (2249 bytes)
1: ...km) wide, and extends southward from the [[Sevier Plateau]] approximately 25 mi (40 km), terminating in the...
3: ...stern extreme of the [[Great Basin]]. Much of the plateau is part of [[Dixie National Forest]].
6: ...ircase-big.jpg|thumb|right|600px|A diagram of the plateau]]
9: ... [[joint (geology)|joint]]s along the side of the plateau. Susequent erosive forces, especially along the e...
11: The plateau receives approximately 200 in (500 cm) of snow pe...

Ustyurt Plateau (415 bytes)
1: ...Turkmen]]: ''Üstyurt),'' is a [[central Asia]]n [[plateau]] in [[Uzbekistan]] and [[Kazakhstan]], between t...

Iranian plateau (465 bytes)
1: ...stan]], [[Balochistan]], also sits on the Iranian plateau.
6: [[Category:Plateaus]]

Colorado Plateau (11693 bytes)
1: [[Image:Colorado Plateaus map.png|right|frame|]]
2: ...gion|physiographic region]] of the [[Intermontane Plateaus]], roughly centered on the [[Four Corners (Unite...
4: ...eral higher [[fault (geology)|fault-separated]] [[plateau]]s:
5: *[[Aawapa Plateau]]
6: *[[Aquarius Plateau]]

Western Plateau (1617 bytes)
1: The '''Western Plateau''' is [[Australia]]'s largest drainage division. ...
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Tibetan Plateau (1418 bytes)
5: ....jpg|thumb||300px|NASA satellite image of Tibetan Plateau]]
6: ...unt Everest]], the world's highest mountain. The plateau was formed by the collision of the [[Indo-Austral...
8: The uplift of the plateau is thought to have had a significant effect on cl...
10: ... longest rivers have their sources on the Tibetan Plateau:
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Aquarius Plateau (998 bytes)
1: ...au]], an [[uplift]] on the much larger [[Colorado Plateau]], is the highest in [[North America]]. It is ov...
3: The plateau includes Boulder Mountain which peaks at 11328 fe...
9: <center>The [[Grand Staircase]], with Aquarius Plateau on its northern edge.</center>
14: [[Category:Plateaus]]

Loess Plateau (725 bytes)
1: ...ptible to the forces of wind and water. The Loess Plateau and its dusty soil cover almost all of [[Shanxi]]...
8: [[Category:Plateaus]]

Plateau (disambiguation) (931 bytes)
1: '''Plateau''' has several meanings:
3: ...f it is highly [[erosion|eroded]] - a [[dissected plateau]] - it may have sharp relief.
4: ...In [[physiology]] and [[human]] [[sex]]uality, '''plateau''' refers to the second stage (of four) of sexual...
5: ...ally refers to the Belgian mathematician [[Joseph Plateau]] ([[October 14]], [[1801]]-[[September 15]], [[1...
6: **[[Plateau's problem]]

Edwards Plateau (703 bytes)
1: The '''Edwards Plateau''' is a region of west-central [[Texas]] which is...
3: ...vations ranging between 100 ft. and 3000 ft. The Plateau lacks any deep soil suitable for [[agriculture]] ...
6: [[Category:Plateaus]]

Khorat Plateau (1230 bytes)
1: The '''Khorat Plateau''' is a [[Plateau|highland]] in the north-east of [[Thailand]], als...
3: ... [[Square kilometer|km&sup2;]]. The saucer-shaped plateau is tilted towards the south-east, and is drained ...
9: [[Category:Plateaus]]
13: [[nl:Khorat Plateau]]

Pennyroyal Plateau (2046 bytes)
1: The '''Pennyroyal Plateau''', or, as it's more commonly called in [[Kentuck...
3: ... the higher and geologically younger [[Cumberland Plateau]] in the eastern part of the state. North of the...
16: [[Category:Plateaus]]

Vercors Plateau (1215 bytes)
1: The '''Vercors''' is a [[plateau]] in the ''[[département]]'' of [[Isère]] in East...
5: ...nch resistance]] died fighting in [[1944]] on the plateau.
7: ...German occupation in some towns & villages on the plateau.
9: ...d the uprising, terrorising the population of the plateau with gross acts of rape & torture.
18: [[Category:Plateaus]]

Joseph Plateau (1729 bytes)
1: ...t;width:145px">[[image:phenakistiscope.jpg]]<br>''Plateau's phenakistiscope''</div>
2: '''Joseph Antoine Ferdinand Plateau''' ([[October 14]], [[1801]] - [[September 15]], ...
8: In [[1836]], Plateau invented an early [[stroboscope|stroboscopic]] de...
10: ...is aux seules forces moléculaires'', [[1873]]). [[Plateau's problem|The mathematical problem]] of existence...
16: [[Category:1801 births|Plateau, Joseph]]

Dissected plateau (718 bytes)
1: ...g|right|thumbnail|Shaded relief map of Cumberland Plateau and Ridge and Valley Appalachians on the Virginia...
2: ...ns]] (despite the name) are examples of dissected plateaus.
5: [[Category:Plateaus]]

Antarctic Plateau (507 bytes)
1: The '''Antarctic Plateau''' is an area of the [[Antarctica|Antarctic]] con...

Allegheny Plateau (1574 bytes)
1: ...Allegheny Plateau]] and the [[glaciated Allegheny Plateau]].
3: ...ee]], where it is instead called the [[Cumberland Plateau]].
5: ... fault at the dividing line between the Allegheny Plateau and the true [[Appalachian Mountains]] [[Williams...
7: The plateau terminates in the east at the [[Allegheny Mountai...
9: The plateau is bordered on the west by glacial till plains in...

Tagant Plateau (442 bytes)
1: ...]] and [[Kiffa]] lie on the Tagant itself. The [[plateau]] is also known for its [[desert crocodile]]s.
3: The [[Tagant]] region is named for the plateau.

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