In dictionaries:
the plateau
Colorado Plateau
Elevated, geologically stable, desert region.
Tibetan Plateau
A high altitude plateau north of the Great Himalaya ranges, west of the Szechuan basin, and south of the Taklamakan Desert.
plateau phase
Iranian Plateau
A plateau in Western Asia and Central Asia.
Columbia Plateau
an important geologic and geographic region that lies across parts of the U.S. states of Washington, Oregon, and Idaho.
Deccan Plateau
The Deccan is a plateau extending over an area of and occupies the majority of the Indian peninsula.
Cumberland Plateau
Elevated landform, Appalachian region extension.
Loess Plateau
A plateau that covers an area of some 640,000 km² in the upper and middle reaches of China's Yellow River.
Edwards Plateau
a geographic region forming the crossroads of Central, South and West Texas, United States.
jos plateau
a plateau located near the centre of Nigeria.
Appalachian Plateau
a series of rugged dissected plateaus located on the western side of the Appalachian Mountains.
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