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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.

Lingshui Li Autonomous County is located in the southeast of Hainan Island, with geographical coordinates of 18 °22 °N 18 °47'N and 109 °45 °E 110 °08'E. It is bordered by the South China Sea to the east, Sanya City to the south, Baoting County to the west, Wanning City and Qiongzhong County to the north. Lingshui County is a city and county where Li, Han and Miao people live together. Lingshui County was founded in 610 AD (the sixth year of the Sui Dynasty), and Lingshui Li Autonomous County was established on December 31, 1987. Lingshui County is 40 kilometers from north to south and 32 kilometers from east to west. The total area is 1128 square kilometers. Haiyu East Highway and East Highway pass through Lingshui County, 197 kilometers north of Haikou and 65 kilometers south of Sanya. Have jurisdiction over 11 townships and 114 village committees
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