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... Plateau of Tibet . This great massif occupies about one - fourth of the whole country . A large part of the plateau lies at elevations above 13,000-15,000 feet . The border ranges of the plateau are even higher , with indi- vidual peaks ...
... Plateau of Tibet . This great massif occupies about one - fourth of the whole country . A large part of the plateau lies at elevations above 13,000-15,000 feet . The border ranges of the plateau are even higher , with indi- vidual peaks ...
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... Plateau or Yunkwei Plateau , which connects with plateau areas in Yunnan Province . Situated between the Plateau of Tibet and the hilly regions of Hunan and Kwangsi , the plateau forms part of a continuously ascending profile of the ...
... Plateau or Yunkwei Plateau , which connects with plateau areas in Yunnan Province . Situated between the Plateau of Tibet and the hilly regions of Hunan and Kwangsi , the plateau forms part of a continuously ascending profile of the ...
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... Plateau has ceased , and now east - west extension of the plateau con- tributes to the eastward extrusion . The plateau is laced with northerly trending rift zones that are bounded by northerly trending tilted , block - faulted ...
... Plateau has ceased , and now east - west extension of the plateau con- tributes to the eastward extrusion . The plateau is laced with northerly trending rift zones that are bounded by northerly trending tilted , block - faulted ...
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