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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.

Renbu County is located in the south of Tibet Autonomous region and the east of Xigaze City, with geographical coordinates between 89 °45 "~ 90 °22" east longitude and 29 °02 "~ 29 °30" north latitude. Langkazi County, Shannan City in the east, Jiangzi County in the south, Sangzhuzi District and Nanmulin County in Xigaze City in the west, and Nimu County in Lhasa City in the north. 130 kilometers from Xigaze City. With a total area of 2122.82 square kilometers, in 2013, the total population was 31000. Renbu County is located between the Gangdise Mountains and the Himalayas, with high mountains and deep valleys, undulating mountains, ravines and rivers, with an average elevation of about 3950 meters. The main rivers are the Yarlung Zangbo River, and its tributaries Chaqu, Zhaqu and so on. It belongs to the temperate semi-arid plateau monsoon climate. In 2013, the total GDP of Renbu County was 975.
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