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[[Image:Mt Roraima in Venezuela 001.JPG|right|thumb|[[Monte Roraima]]]]
In [[geology]] and [[earth science]], a '''plateau''', also called a '''high plateau''' or '''tableland''', is an area of [[highland (geographic feature)|highland]], usually consisting of relatively flat terrain.

A highly eroded 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 Plate|Indo-Australian]] and [[Eurasian Plate|Eurasian]] [[tectonic plate]]s.

[[Image:Bogota Centro.jpg|right|thumb|[[Bogotá]],[[Colombia]] is located in a high plateu, over 8600 [[ft]] high]]

== 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 are analogous to [[continental shelf|continental shelves]]. Others, like the [[Ontong Java Plateau]] are [[large igneous province]]s made of [[flood basalt]]s.

== Plateau Mountains ==
Plateau Mountains are formed similarily to Fold mountains. Plateau mountains are said to be flat, high plateau. There are many types of mountains such as Dome, Volcanic.

==References==
*[http://www.scienceclarified.com/landforms/Ocean-Basins-to-Volcanoes/Plateau.html "Plateau"] at scienceclarified.com


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Revision as of 19:42, 31 March 2008

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