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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.

Xuanzhou District is under the jurisdiction of Xuancheng City, the resident of the municipal government and the only municipal district, and it is the transition zone of the Yangtze River Delta economy from the coast to the interior. Xuanzhou District is located at the junction of Jiangsu and Anhui provinces, adjacent to Shanghai and Zhejiang. It is bordered by Langxi County and Guangde County to the east, Ningguo City and Jing County to the southeast and southwest, Nanling County and Wuhu County to the west and northwest, and Gaochun District of Nanjing to the north. By the end of 2012, Xuanzhou District had jurisdiction over 26 townships, towns and streets, with a total area of 2621 square kilometers and a total population of 866000. The main landscapes in Xuanzhou District are Guangjiao Temple Twin Towers, Chenshan site, Yangzi Alligator National Nature Reserve, Jingting Mountain National Forest Park, Xie Lou site, Mei Wending Tomb, Baimashan International Holiday tourist area, Longquan Cave, Baiyun Cave and so on. Xuanzhou District was selected into the 2017 National Comprehensive.
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