• Mesa
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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.

Minfeng County, which belongs to Hetian area of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous region, is located at the northern foot of Kunlun Mountains and between longitude 82 °22 & #39;~85 °55 & #39;, 35 °20 & #39;~39 °29 & #39;. Located on the southern edge of the Taklimakan Desert. It faces Qiemo County in the east, Yutian County in the west, Gaize County in Tibet in the Kunlun Mountains in the south, and Shaya County in the Aksu region to the north. Niya town is 1230 kilometers away from Urumqi highway. Minfeng County has a total area of 56759.86 square kilometers. by the end of 2018, Minfeng County has jurisdiction over 6 townships, 1 town, 34 administrative villages and 5 communities, with a total population of 38400. Minfeng County is located at the northern foot of Kunlun Mountains, with Kashgar Mountain in the south, and in Tarim Basin.
Travel Sights In Minfeng County
Travel Notes In Minfeng County
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