• 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.

Zherong County (ancient Xiapu County, Funing Prefecture) is located in the northeast of Fujian Province, bordering Fuding in the east, Fu'an in the west, Taishun County in Zhejiang Province in the north and Xiapu in the south, between latitude 27 °05 & #39;-27 °19 & #39; (27 °209 & #39;) and longitude 119 °43 & #39;-120 °04 & #39; (119 °897 & #39;). The main streams are Longxi, Jiaoxi, Xixi and Dongxi. The soil in the territory is mainly red and yellow soil, which is slightly acidic and has a large exploitable mountain area. The mineral deposits include iron, quartz, lead and zinc, alum and sulfur. Places of interest include Dongshan Scenic spot, Xianyu Park, Ming you Park Tomb, Jiulong well, Fengqi Ancient people.
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