contentbot@lemmy.caB to Cool Guides@lemmy.caEnglish · 4 months agoA Cool Guide to Geographyi.redd.itimagemessage-square16fedilinkarrow-up1122arrow-down16file-text
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minus-squaredavidgro@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·edit-24 months agoOr mesa, plateau, or butte?
minus-squareBearOfaTime@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·edit-24 months agoPlateau and mesa are differentiated by scope. Plateau covers a very large area, mesa is like a cut-off mountain (it’s localised)
minus-squarethejoker954@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4arrow-down1·4 months agoMesa is basically a flat top mountain. Plateau is a flat area on any ‘hill’ and a butte is a column with a flat top.
minus-squareVoyajer@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·edit-24 months agoPlateau:Peninsula::Mesa:Island
Or mesa, plateau, or butte?
Plateau and mesa are differentiated by scope. Plateau covers a very large area, mesa is like a cut-off mountain (it’s localised)
Mesa is basically a flat top mountain. Plateau is a flat area on any ‘hill’ and a butte is a column with a flat top.
Plateau:Peninsula::Mesa:Island