It'a actually a Contiental Shelf. To be Exact.
The Plateau of Tibet can also be called the Tibetan Plateau, Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau, Qinzang Plateau, "Roof of the World" or "Third Pole of the Earth".
The continental shelf is a plateau that lies off each coast of a continent. It is a shallow underwater extension of a continent that slopes gently into the ocean.
Plateau
plateau is really a mountain with a flat top
Being completely underwater is referred to as being submerged.
The underwater plateau is called the continental shelf. It is a gently sloping shelf that extends from the shoreline of a continent to a variable distance into the ocean.
continental shelf
An underwater plateau off the coast of a continent is a shelf. There is a very distinct drop off point if a person reaches the edge of the plateau, assuming the water is shallow enough to wade. A plateau might consist of several shelves at various depths, something like stairs.
A high plateau encircled by mountains is called a basin or a highland plateau.
a plateau
The plateau bounded by the Black Sea is the Anatolian Plateau.
The Panchgani plateau is the second highest plateau in Asia. The highest plateau is Asia is called the Tibetan Plateau.
No, the state of Oregon is not a plateau, but there are areas of the state that called a high plain or tableland. This would be the area east of the Cascade mountains, called central Oregon. The definition of Plateau is as follows: In geology and earth science, a plateau also called a high plain or tableland, is an area of 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.
There is a Native American group called the Plateau
A plateau.
It's called the plateau in SW Africa
The high plateau between the coastal mountains and the Rockies is called the Intermountain Plateau.