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Plateau, extensive land formation. The top is flat or sloping; the elevation, from a few hundred to several thousand meters. A plateau is larger than a mesa or butte. Plateaus are often riven by erosion into deep canyons (see Canyon). A major plateau in North America is the Columbia Plateau. See also Geology.
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