• 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.

Nimu County, which belongs to Lhasa City, Tibet Autonomous region, is located in south-central Tibet and on the north bank of the middle reaches of the Brahmaputra River. It is located in the central and southern part of the autonomous region, 147 kilometers away from Lhasa City. It is adjacent to Nanmulin County, Xigaze City in the west, Qushui County in the east, Renbu County in Xigaze City and Langkazi County in Shannan City in the south, and Dangxiong County in the north. The total area is 3275.8 square kilometers. The total population of the county is 34044 (2012). Nimu County has jurisdiction over 1 town and 7 townships. In the territory, there are scenic spots such as Jiga Qude Temple and Nimu Iron Cable Bridge built by Tang Dongjie, an ancient Tibetan bridge builder. In 2013, the GDP of Nimu County reached 515 million yuan. Tibetan paper, Nimu Tibetan incense and Pusong carvings are called "Nimu Sanji". 2018 9
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