Home›Plateaus and Highlands›All Plateaus and HighlandsBrowse ByAll Plateaus and HighlandsReference and ClassificationVerifiedElevated, relatively flat expanses of land raised well above the surrounding terrain, such as the Tibetan Plateau. Belongs here: a named plateau or highland region. Does not belong here: a mountain range, which rises to distinct peaks rather than a broad raised surface, or a valley cut into a plateau, held under Valleys and Rift Systems.FactsAll Plateaus and HighlandsSourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0)FactsComparisonFormation AgentWell-attestedTectonic 1All Plateaus and HighlandsFilter Results25 entriesLandform TypeAllPlateaus and Highlands (World) (24)ContinentAllAfrica (1)Asia (3)Europe (1)North America (1)South America (1)Country or Region Located InAllSweden (1)Elevation or Size BandAll-125 to 1,219 m (1)2,683 to 4,167 m (2)4,207 to 5,753 m (2)Formation ProcessAllCoastal Processes (1)Continental Rifting (1)Erosion (9)Faulting (1)Fluvial Erosion (2)Glaciation (3)Loess Deposition (1)Magmatism (1)Orogeny (1)Pediment Formation (1)Plate Tectonics (1)Volcanism (3)Wave Erosion (1)Weathering (2)Show ResultsBrowseCompareSelect all 25AltiplanoPlateaus and HighlandsAnatolian PlateauPlateaus and HighlandsBench (geology)Plateaus and HighlandsButtePlateaus and HighlandsCuestaPlateaus and HighlandsEscarpmentPlateaus and HighlandsFellPlateaus and HighlandsHighlandPlateaus and HighlandsHogbackPlateaus and HighlandsHügellandPlateaus and HighlandsLava PlateauPlateaus and HighlandsLoessPlateaus and HighlandsLynchetPlateaus and HighlandsMesaPlateaus and HighlandsPedimentPlateaus and HighlandsPiedmont PlateauPlateaus and HighlandsPlateauPlateaus and HighlandsStora AlvaretPlateaus and HighlandsTablelandPlateaus and HighlandsTepuiPlateaus and HighlandsTerrace (geology)Plateaus and HighlandsThe Colorado PlateauPlateaus and HighlandsThe Deccan PlateauPlateaus and HighlandsThe Ethiopian HighlandsPlateaus and HighlandsThe Tibetan PlateauPlateaus and HighlandsSources1. Landform - Wikipediatier 2WikipediaLandform, tectonic causes passage (Plateaus and Highlands)Quote, Landform, tectonic causes passage (Plateaus and Highlands)The tectonic plate movements under Earth's crust can create landforms by pushing up hills and mountains.View the SourceComments (0)No comments yet. Be the first to share a thought.Sign in to join the discussion.Reader Challenges (0)No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.