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A mesa is an isolated, flat-topped elevation, ridge or hill, which is bounded from all sides by steep escarpments and stands distinctly above a surrounding plain. Mesas characteristically consist of flat-lying soft sedimentary rocks capped by a more resistant layer or layers of harder rock, e.g. shales overlain by sandstones. The resistant layer acts as a caprock that forms the flat summit of a mesa. The caprock can consist of either sedimentary rocks such as sandstone and limestone; dissected lava flows; or a deeply eroded duricrust. Unlike plateau, whose usage does not imply horizontal layers of bedrock, e.g. Tibetan Plateau, the term mesa applies exclusively to the landforms built of flat-lying strata. Instead, flat-topped plateaus are specifically known as tablelands.

Aktao County is one of the three counties in Kizilsu Kirgiz Autonomous Prefecture, and the government is resident in Aktao Town. It is located in the southwest of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous region, the eastern part of the Pamir Plateau and the western edge of the Tarim Basin, between longitude 73 °26-#39;5"~76 °43-#39;31" and latitude 37 °41-#39;28"~39 °29-#39;55". It is adjacent to Wuqia County and Shufu County in the north, bounded by the Yuepu Lake River in the northeast and across the river from Shule County and the 41 Regiment of the third Division of the Xinjiang production and Construction Corps, connected to Yingjisha County and Shache County in the east, and Tashku in the south.
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Xinjiang trip - 15th, Muztag Icebergs are shining, Karakul Lake is clean
Just after dawn, we came out of Kashgar, and what we saw along the way was still like this: The rolling hills are painted with light pink, pink and oc
Emerging scenic spots in southern Xinjiang - Hongshan Canyon, Oytak Glacier
Introduction to Oytak Glacier Why go to Oytak Scenic Area? Departing from Kashgar, there is a scenic spot that can be reached on the way to Ta Count
The highest crater in Xinjiang and one of the most typical craters in the world
Muji Township Muji Township is located at the confluence of the Kunlun Mountains and the Tianshan Mountains. It is the land of the West Pole of China
Southern Xinjiang ● Donkeys are on the road
Because the camera's memory card was full, the data on the mobile hard disk imported by a friend was damaged when I returned to Kashgar, and some phot