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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.

Zhuzhou, known as "Jianning" in ancient times, is a prefecture-level city under the jurisdiction of Hunan Province. It is located 40 kilometers southeast of Changsha City, the lower reaches of Xiangjiang River, Pingxiang City, Lianhua County, Yongxin County and Jinggangshan City in Jiangxi Province to the east, Hengyang and Chenzhou in the south, Xiangtan City in the west, and Changsha City in the north. Zhuzhou City has jurisdiction over Tianyuan District, Lusong District, Hetang District, Shifeng District, Dengkou District 5, Youxian, Chaling County, Yanling County 3 counties, escrow county-level Liling City.
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