tableland
Noun
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tableland (plural tablelands)
A relatively flat region of terrain, particularly in reference to surrounding terrain.
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Another distinguishing feature is the many eroded platforms that provide tableland at relatively high altitudes.
Enclosed within the great arc of the Carpathians lie the undulating plains and low hills of the Transylvanian Plateau —the largest tableland in the country and the center of Romania.
In the southeast, a large area within the districts of Kota and Bundi forms a tableland.
I'm dismayed but not particularly surprised to find myself still in the car at nightfall, climbing a series of switchbacks to the relatively high elevation of the tableland.
Lying on the highest tableland in the world between the Sichuan Basin and the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau, Jiuzhaigou covers altitudes ranging from 2,000 meters (6,561 feet) to about 4,300 meters (14,107 feet).
The Sub-Carpathians and the tableland areas provide good conditions for human settlement and are important areas for fruit growing, viticulture, and other agricultural activity.