contentbotB to Cool [email protected]English • 7 months agoA Cool Guide to Geographyi.redd.itimagemessage-square16fedilinkarrow-up1125arrow-down16file-text
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minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish5•edit-26 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-square@thejoker954linkEnglish3•7 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.
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)
Plateau:Peninsula::Mesa:Island
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.