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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.

Panzhou is a county-level city directly under the jurisdiction of Guizhou Province and managed by Liupanshui City. it is located at the junction of Yunnan and Guizhou, at 104 °17 & # 39 in east longitude, 104 °57 & # 39 in north latitude, 25 °19 & # 39 in north latitude, 26 °17 & # 39 in north latitude, Pu'an in the east, Xingyi in the south, Fuyuan and Xuanwei in the west and Shuicheng in the north. It is the west gate of Guizhou and is known as the key to Yunnan and Guizhou and the fortress of Sichuan and Guizhou. Panzhou has a long history and culture, profound ethnic customs, there are ancient human civilization sites Panxian Dadong, ancient ginkgo, Dadong Zhuhai, Wumeng prairie three Guizhou provincial scenic spots. Panzhou, known as the hometown of ancient ginkgo biloba in the world, is Yungui transportation, energy, trade, logistics,.
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