Appalachian Plateau

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The Appalachian Plateau is a high, dissected upland region forming the westernmost physiographic province of the Appalachian highlands, characterized by flat-lying sedimentary rocks deeply cut by valleys and gorges.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf physiographic province
plateau
boundedBy Interior Low Plateaus
Valley and Ridge province
characterizedBy deep valleys
dissected upland topography
flat-lying sedimentary rocks
gorges
climateType humid continental to humid subtropical
contains Allegheny Plateau
linked to: Appalachian Plateau

Catskill Mountains
Cumberland Plateau
linked to: Appalachian Plateau

Kanawha Section
Lookout Mountain
Walden Ridge
dominantRockType limestone
sandstone
shale
drainagePattern dendritic drainage
elevationRelativeTo higher than adjacent interior lowlands
extendsInto Alabama
Georgia
Kentucky
Maryland
New York
North Carolina
Ohio
Pennsylvania
Tennessee
Virginia
West Virginia
formedBy sedimentary deposition in inland seas
geologicAge Paleozoic
hasLandUse forestry
mining
pasture and limited agriculture
knownFor bituminous coal mining
coal deposits
natural gas resources
locatedIn United States
eastern United States
modifiedBy erosion
namedAfter Appalachian Mountains
partOf Appalachian Highlands
physiographicRegionOf Appalachian Highlands
linked to: Appalachian Plateau
separatedFrom central lowlands by escarpments
tectonicSetting stable cratonic margin
topographicRelief high
westernBoundaryOf Appalachian Mountains

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Appalachian Mountains contains Appalachian Plateau
Georgia hasRegion Appalachian Plateau
subject linked to: U.S. state of Georgia
Piedmont (United States) partOf Appalachian Highlands
linked to: Appalachian Plateau
Appalachian orogeny affectsRegion Appalachian Basin
linked to: Appalachian Plateau
Tennessee River passesThrough Cumberland Plateau
linked to: Appalachian Plateau
Kentucky hasLandform Cumberland Plateau
linked to: Appalachian Plateau
Backbone Mountain geologicalProvince Appalachian Plateau
Latrobe, Pennsylvania region Appalachian Plateau
Washington County, Pennsylvania partOf Appalachian Plateau
subject linked to: Washington County
Lawrence County locatedIn Appalachian Plateau
Greene County, Pennsylvania isInRegion southwestern Appalachian Plateau
subject linked to: Greene County
linked to: Appalachian Plateau
Allegheny Mountains subrangeOf Appalachian Plateau
Allegheny Mountains contains Allegheny Plateau
linked to: Appalachian Plateau
Mercer County locatedInPhysiographicRegion Appalachian Plateau
Chemung County, New York locatedIn Appalachian Plateau
Appalachian Plateau contains Allegheny Plateau
linked to: Appalachian Plateau
Appalachian Plateau contains Cumberland Plateau
linked to: Appalachian Plateau
Appalachian Plateau physiographicRegionOf Appalachian Highlands
linked to: Appalachian Plateau
Valley and Ridge Province boundedBy Appalachian Plateau
Valley and Ridge Province contrastsWith Appalachian Plateau Province
linked to: Appalachian Plateau
Somerset County partOf Appalachian Plateau
Mount Pleasant, Pennsylvania locatedIn Allegheny Plateau
linked to: Appalachian Plateau
Dayton, Tennessee hasNearbyRecreationArea Cumberland Plateau
linked to: Appalachian Plateau
Oak Hill, West Virginia locatedOn Appalachian Plateau
North Branch Potomac River near Appalachian Plateau
First Geological Survey of Pennsylvania appliesToPart Appalachian Plateau in Pennsylvania
linked to: Appalachian Plateau
Cumberland Mountains geologicalProvince Appalachian Plateau
Cumberland Mountains rangeOf Cumberland Plateau
linked to: Appalachian Plateau
Interior Lowlands borders Appalachian Highlands
linked to: Appalachian Plateau
Interior Low Plateaus physiographic region boundedBy Appalachian Plateaus
linked to: Appalachian Plateau
Slide Mountain hasGeologicalProvince Appalachian Plateau
Monongahela River locatedIn Allegheny Plateau
linked to: Appalachian Plateau
Logan, West Virginia locatedInPhysiographicRegion Appalachian Plateau
subject linked to: Logan
Orchard Park, New York locatedOn Allegheny Plateau (northern edge)
linked to: Appalachian Plateau
New River Gorge National Park and Preserve contains Appalachian Plateau canyons
linked to: Appalachian Plateau
Fayetteville, West Virginia hasNearbyFeature Appalachian Plateau
subject linked to: Fayetteville
Clinch River ecoregion Appalachian Plateau
McDowell County elevationFeature Appalachian Plateau
Wyoming County isInPhysiographicRegion Appalachian Plateau
Fayette County, West Virginia hasLandform Appalachian Plateau
subject linked to: Fayette County
Monroe County, West Virginia locatedInPhysiographicRegion Appalachian Plateau
subject linked to: Monroe County
Village of Florida, New York locatedInPhysiographicRegion Appalachian Highlands
linked to: Appalachian Plateau
Mount Davis viewIncludes Allegheny Plateau
linked to: Appalachian Plateau
East South Central States containsSubregion Cumberland Plateau
linked to: Appalachian Plateau
Oliver Springs region Cumberland Plateau
linked to: Appalachian Plateau
Oliver Springs hasNearbyFeature Cumberland Plateau
linked to: Appalachian Plateau
Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area locatedIn Cumberland Plateau
linked to: Appalachian Plateau
Tennessee–Kentucky border crosses Appalachian Plateau