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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.

Fushun County belongs to Fushun City, Liaoning Province, which is located at the western end of Fushun City. It is bordered by Xinbin Manchu Autonomous County in the east, Xihu District and Benxi Manchu Autonomous County in the south, Hunnan District, Sujiatun District, Fushun City, Shuncheng District, Tieling County in the north, and Qingyuan Manchu Autonomous County in the northeast. The total area is 2328.9 square kilometers (2010). The population is 116000 (2010). In 2012, the GDP of Fushun County reached 8.2 billion yuan. Fushun County has three stones National Forest Park, Tiannu Mountain Scenic area, Guanshan Lake tourist Resort, Qinglong Temple, Egret Island Scenic area and other famous scenic spots.
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