Patland plateau
Also called: Pat · Topic: Structure and Physiography of India: Himalayas, Plains, Peninsula, Coasts and Islands · NCERT: Class 11, Ch 2 "Structure and Physiography"
Meaning
A patland plateau has flat-topped surfaces that rise in steps, like a staircase. In the Chotanagpur plateau, the high flat tops are locally called pats. These step-like surfaces formed because the Peninsula was raised and worn down again and again over a very long time. Each step is an old surface that was worn flat and later lifted.
Example
The Hazaribagh, Ranchi and Palamu plateaus of Jharkhand are patland plateaus. Other examples are the Malwa, Coimbatore and Karnataka plateaus.
Don't confuse with
- Mesa: a mesa is a single flat-topped hill left standing on its own, usually in dry lands. A patland is a broad plateau surface made of several such flat steps.
Related concepts
- Peninsular Plateau
- Chambal ravines
- Central Highlands
- Aravalli Range
- Delhi ridge
- Malwa plateau
- Vindhyan range
- Satpura range
- Maikal range
- Gir range