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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.

Lingao County, which belongs to Hainan Province, is located in the northwest of Hainan Island. Lingao County is located in the northwest of Hainan Island, located at 19 °34 degrees north latitude, 20 °02 degrees east longitude, 109 °3 degrees east longitude. It is bordered by Chengmai County to the east, Danzhou City to the southwest, Beibu Gulf to the northwest, Qiongzhou Strait to the north, and Leizhou Peninsula across the sea. The county government is stationed in Lincheng City, 83 kilometers away from the provincial capital Haikou City. The territory is 34 kilometers wide from east to west and 47 kilometers from north to south. The administrative area covers an area of 1317 square kilometers. The county seat is 82 kilometers away from the provincial capital Haikou. It has jurisdiction over 10 towns, 1 farm (Calais Farm), 2 development zones (Golden Port Economic Development Zone, Lingaojiao Tourism and Holiday Development Zone), 176village committees and 880 natural villages with a population of 515000 (as of 2018).
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