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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.

Shaoyang, a prefecture-level city under the jurisdiction of Hunan Province, is historically known as "Baoqing". Located in the southwest of central Hunan, the upper reaches of Zijiang; meandering east and south over the mountains, Xuefeng Mountain towering west and north, Zijiang flows through the whole territory from southwest to northeast, with hilly basins in the middle. It is adjacent to Hengyang City to the east, Yongzhou City to the south and Guilin City in Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous region to the south, Huaihua City to the west and Loudi City to the north, with a total area of 20824 square kilometers. Shaoyang City has jurisdiction over 3 municipal districts and 7 counties (including 1 autonomous county), and takes charge of 2 county-level cities. It was rated as a national health city in 2017, with a total household registration population of 8.2828 million in 2018, and regional production was completed throughout the year.
Airport In Shaoyang - Shaoyang Wugang Airport
Shaoyang Wugang Airport (Shaoyang Wugang Airport, IATA: WGN, ICAO: ZGSY), located at the junction of Toutang Township and Wantouqiao Town, Wugang City, Shaoyang City, Hunan Province, China, 9 kilometers south of Wugang City Center, is 4C Level tourist feeder airport   .
On July 31, 2013, Shaoyang Wugang Airport was jointly approved by the State Council and the Central Military Commission; on March 28, 2017, the test flight of Shaoyang Wugang Airport was successful; on June 28, 2017, Shaoyang Wugang Airport was officially opened to navigation   .
As of February 2021, the terminal area of ​​Shaoyang Wugang Airport is 3,210 square meters, and there are 4 C-class seats on the civil aviation apron; the runway is 2,600 meters long and 45 meters wide; it can meet the annual passenger throughput of 250,000 passengers, cargo Demand for postal throughput of 500 tons and aircraft takeoff and landing of 3189 sorties     .
In 2021, Shaoyang Wugang Airport will handle a total of 302,563 passengers, a year-on-year increase of 4.4%, ranking 160th in the country; cargo and mail throughput will be 3.8 tons, a year-on-year increase of 20.2%, ranking 220th in the country; 4,250 aircraft takeoffs and landings, Year-on-year growth of 2.6%, ranking 177th in the country   .
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