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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.

It is located in northern Xinjiang and central Altay region. It is located at 45 °00 °N, 48 °10 °N and 87 °00 °E, 89 °04', respectively. It is bordered by Fuyun County in the east, Jimunai County, Tacheng area and Buxel Mongolia Autonomous County in the west, Fukang City, Changji Hui Autonomous Prefecture in the south, Altay City and Beitun City in the north, and Mongolia in the northeast. The border is 51 kilometers long. The area is 350km long from north to south and 25km to 150km wide from east to west, with a total area of 32400 square kilometers. Fuhai County has a population of 65600 (2013), which is composed of 32 ethnic groups, of which Han 31800, accounting for 48.4%; Kazak 30, 000, accounting for 45.7%; Hui, Uygur and other ethnic minorities 3800, accounting for 5.9%
Travel Sights In Fuhai County
Travel Notes In Fuhai County
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Fuhai County is located in the central part of the Altay region. The county seat is 637 kilometers away from the capital Urumqi. It is known as the "S