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Very broad, flat-topped, usually isolated hills or mountains of moderate height bounded on at least one side by a steep cliff or slope and representing an erosion remnant. [Glossary of Geology, 4th ed.]
mesas
Non-preferred terms
UF
↸
buttes
Broader Terms
BT
↑
physiographic features
Related terms
RT
⇆
flats
RT
⇆
plains
RT
⇆
plateaus
Date of creation
20-Nov-2007
Accepted term
20-Nov-2007
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BS8723-5
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