Appalachian Plateau

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physiographic province plateau

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.

Aliases (13)

Cumberland Plateau ×10
Allegheny Plateau ×5
Appalachian Highlands ×4
Allegheny Plateau (northern edge) ×1
Appalachian Basin ×1
Appalachian Plateau Province ×1
Appalachian Plateau areas of Virginia ×1
Appalachian Plateau canyons ×1
Appalachian Plateau in Pennsylvania ×1
Appalachian Plateau region of Georgia ×1
Appalachian Plateaus ×1
Glaciated Allegheny Plateau ×1
southwestern Appalachian Plateau ×1

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	physiographic province → plateau →
boundedBy	Interior Low Plateaus physiographic region → surface form: "Interior Low Plateaus" Valley and Ridge Province → surface form: "Valley and Ridge province"
characterizedBy	deep valleys → dissected upland topography → flat-lying sedimentary rocks → gorges →
climateType	humid continental to humid subtropical →
contains	Appalachian Plateau → surface form: "Allegheny Plateau" Catskill Mountains → Appalachian Plateau → surface form: "Cumberland 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 of America → surface form: "United States" Eastern United States → surface form: "eastern United States"
modifiedBy	erosion →
namedAfter	Appalachian Mountains →
partOf	Appalachian Mountains → surface form: "Appalachian Highlands"
physiographicRegionOf	Appalachian Plateau → surface form: "Appalachian Highlands"
separatedFrom	central lowlands by escarpments →
tectonicSetting	stable cratonic margin →
topographicRelief	high →
westernBoundaryOf	Appalachian Mountains →

Referenced by (55)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Appalachian orogeny → affectsRegion → Appalachian Plateau →

this entity surface form: "Appalachian Basin"

first geological survey of Pennsylvania → appliesToPart → Appalachian Plateau →

subject surface form: "First Geological Survey of Pennsylvania"

this entity surface form: "Appalachian Plateau in Pennsylvania"

Interior Lowlands → borders → Appalachian Plateau →

this entity surface form: "Appalachian Highlands"

Piedmont region of Georgia → borders → Appalachian Plateau →

this entity surface form: "Appalachian Plateau region of Georgia"

Interior Low Plateaus physiographic region → boundedBy → Appalachian Plateau →

this entity surface form: "Appalachian Plateaus"

Valley and Ridge Province → boundedBy → Appalachian Plateau →

Allegheny Mountains → contains → Appalachian Plateau →

this entity surface form: "Allegheny Plateau"

Appalachian Mountains → contains → Appalachian Plateau →

Appalachian Plateau → contains → Appalachian Plateau →

this entity surface form: "Allegheny Plateau"

Appalachian Plateau → contains → Appalachian Plateau →

this entity surface form: "Cumberland Plateau"

New River Gorge National Park and Preserve → contains → Appalachian Plateau →

this entity surface form: "Appalachian Plateau canyons"

Middle Tennessee → containsPhysiographicRegion → Appalachian Plateau →

this entity surface form: "Cumberland Plateau"

East South Central States → containsSubregion → Appalachian Plateau →

this entity surface form: "Cumberland Plateau"

Valley and Ridge Province → contrastsWith → Appalachian Plateau →

this entity surface form: "Appalachian Plateau Province"

Tennessee–Kentucky border → crosses → Appalachian Plateau →

Clinch River → ecoregion → Appalachian Plateau →

McDowell County → elevationFeature → Appalachian Plateau →

Backbone Mountain → geologicalProvince → Appalachian Plateau →

Cumberland Mountains → geologicalProvince → Appalachian Plateau →

Slide Mountain → hasGeologicalProvince → Appalachian Plateau →

Fayette County → hasLandform → Appalachian Plateau →

subject surface form: "Fayette County, West Virginia"

Kentucky → hasLandform → Appalachian Plateau →

this entity surface form: "Cumberland Plateau"

Fayetteville → hasNearbyFeature → Appalachian Plateau →

subject surface form: "Fayetteville, West Virginia"

Oliver Springs → hasNearbyFeature → Appalachian Plateau →

this entity surface form: "Cumberland Plateau"

Dayton, Tennessee → hasNearbyRecreationArea → Appalachian Plateau →

this entity surface form: "Cumberland Plateau"

U.S. state of Georgia → hasRegion → Appalachian Plateau →

subject surface form: "Georgia"

western Virginia → includes → Appalachian Plateau →

subject surface form: "Western Virginia"

this entity surface form: "Appalachian Plateau areas of Virginia"

Wyoming County → isInPhysiographicRegion → Appalachian Plateau →

Greene County → isInRegion → Appalachian Plateau →

subject surface form: "Greene County, Pennsylvania"

this entity surface form: "southwestern Appalachian Plateau"

Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area → locatedIn → Appalachian Plateau →

this entity surface form: "Cumberland Plateau"

Chemung County, New York → locatedIn → Appalachian Plateau →

Lawrence County → locatedIn → Appalachian Plateau →

Monongahela River → locatedIn → Appalachian Plateau →

this entity surface form: "Allegheny Plateau"

Mount Pleasant, Pennsylvania → locatedIn → Appalachian Plateau →

this entity surface form: "Allegheny Plateau"

Bluestone National Scenic River → locatedInPhysiographicProvince → Appalachian Plateau →

Athens, West Virginia → locatedInPhysiographicRegion → Appalachian Plateau →

Logan → locatedInPhysiographicRegion → Appalachian Plateau →

subject surface form: "Logan, West Virginia"

Mercer County → locatedInPhysiographicRegion → Appalachian Plateau →

Monroe County → locatedInPhysiographicRegion → Appalachian Plateau →

subject surface form: "Monroe County, West Virginia"

Village of Florida, New York → locatedInPhysiographicRegion → Appalachian Plateau →

this entity surface form: "Appalachian Highlands"

Oak Hill, West Virginia → locatedOn → Appalachian Plateau →

Orchard Park, New York → locatedOn → Appalachian Plateau →

this entity surface form: "Allegheny Plateau (northern edge)"

North Branch Potomac River → near → Appalachian Plateau →

Piedmont (United States) → partOf → Appalachian Plateau →

this entity surface form: "Appalachian Highlands"

Somerset County → partOf → Appalachian Plateau →

Washington County → partOf → Appalachian Plateau →

subject surface form: "Washington County, Pennsylvania"

Tennessee River → passesThrough → Appalachian Plateau →

this entity surface form: "Cumberland Plateau"

Appalachian Plateau → physiographicRegionOf → Appalachian Plateau →

this entity surface form: "Appalachian Highlands"

Cumberland Mountains → rangeOf → Appalachian Plateau →

this entity surface form: "Cumberland Plateau"

Bellefontaine, Ohio → region → Appalachian Plateau →

this entity surface form: "Glaciated Allegheny Plateau"

Chautauqua County, New York → region → Appalachian Plateau →

Latrobe, Pennsylvania, United States → region → Appalachian Plateau →

subject surface form: "Latrobe, Pennsylvania"

Oliver Springs → region → Appalachian Plateau →

this entity surface form: "Cumberland Plateau"

Allegheny Mountains → subrangeOf → Appalachian Plateau →

Mount Davis → viewIncludes → Appalachian Plateau →

this entity surface form: "Allegheny Plateau"