contentbot@lemmy.caB to Cool Guides@lemmy.caEnglish · 1 year agoA Cool Guide to Geographyi.redd.itimagemessage-square16fedilinkarrow-up1125arrow-down16file-text
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minus-squarepuppy@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·1 year agoWhat’s the difference between a strait and a channel?
minus-squaredavidgro@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·edit-21 year agoOr mesa, plateau, or butte?
minus-squareBearOfaTime@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·edit-211 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-squareVoyajer@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·edit-21 year agoPlateau:Peninsula::Mesa:Island
minus-squarethejoker954@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4arrow-down1·1 year 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.
What’s the difference between a strait and a channel?
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.