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.

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All labels observed (29)

Label	Occurrences
Appalachian Plateau canonical	132
Allegheny Plateau	15
Cumberland Plateau	11
Appalachian Plateau region	6
Appalachian Highlands	4
Appalachian Plateau physiographic province	3
Appalachian Plateau in Pennsylvania	2
Appalachian Plateaus Province	2
Allegheny Plateau (northern edge)	1
Allegheny Plateau (partly)	1
Allegheny Plateau physiographic province	1
Appalachian Basin	1
Appalachian Highlands of Alabama	1
Appalachian Plateau (edge)	1
Appalachian Plateau Province	1
Appalachian Plateau and Ridge-and-Valley Appalachians	1
Appalachian Plateau areas of Virginia	1
Appalachian Plateau canyons	1
Appalachian Plateau province	1
Appalachian Plateau region (broadly defined)	1
Appalachian Plateau region of Georgia	1
Appalachian Plateau region of New York	1
Appalachian Plateau region of Pennsylvania	1
Appalachian Plateau transition zone	1
Appalachian Plateaus	1
Glaciated Allegheny Plateau	1
Northern Appalachian Plateau	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 self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Allegheny Plateau Catskill Mountains ⓘ Appalachian Plateau self-linksurface differs ⓘ 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 self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Appalachian Highlands
separatedFrom	central lowlands by escarpments ⓘ
tectonicSetting	stable cratonic margin ⓘ
topographicRelief	high ⓘ
westernBoundaryOf	Appalachian Mountains ⓘ

Referenced by (196)

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

Appalachian Mountains → contains → Appalachian Plateau ⓘ

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

subject surface form: Georgia

Piedmont (United States) → partOf → Appalachian Plateau ⓘ

this entity surface form: Appalachian Highlands

Appalachian orogeny → affectsRegion → Appalachian Plateau ⓘ

this entity surface form: Appalachian Basin

Tennessee River → passesThrough → Appalachian Plateau ⓘ

this entity surface form: Cumberland Plateau

Kentucky → hasLandform → Appalachian Plateau ⓘ

this entity surface form: Cumberland Plateau

Backbone Mountain → geologicalProvince → Appalachian Plateau ⓘ

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

subject surface form: Latrobe, Pennsylvania

Washington County → partOf → Appalachian Plateau ⓘ

subject surface form: Washington County, Pennsylvania

Lawrence County → locatedIn → Appalachian Plateau ⓘ

Greene County → isInRegion → Appalachian Plateau ⓘ

subject surface form: Greene County, Pennsylvania

this entity surface form: southwestern Appalachian Plateau

Allegheny Mountains → subrangeOf → Appalachian Plateau ⓘ

Allegheny Mountains → contains → Appalachian Plateau ⓘ

this entity surface form: Allegheny Plateau

Mercer County → locatedInPhysiographicRegion → Appalachian Plateau ⓘ

Chemung County, New York → locatedIn → Appalachian Plateau ⓘ

Appalachian Plateau → contains → Appalachian Plateau self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Allegheny Plateau

Appalachian Plateau → contains → Appalachian Plateau self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Cumberland Plateau

Appalachian Plateau → physiographicRegionOf → Appalachian Plateau self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Appalachian Highlands

Valley and Ridge Province → boundedBy → Appalachian Plateau ⓘ

Valley and Ridge Province → contrastsWith → Appalachian Plateau ⓘ

this entity surface form: Appalachian Plateau Province

Somerset County → partOf → Appalachian Plateau ⓘ

Mount Pleasant, Pennsylvania → locatedIn → Appalachian Plateau ⓘ

this entity surface form: Allegheny Plateau

Dayton, Tennessee → hasNearbyRecreationArea → Appalachian Plateau ⓘ

this entity surface form: Cumberland Plateau

Oak Hill, West Virginia → locatedOn → Appalachian Plateau ⓘ

North Branch Potomac River → near → Appalachian Plateau ⓘ

first geological survey of Pennsylvania → appliesToPart → Appalachian Plateau ⓘ

subject surface form: First Geological Survey of Pennsylvania

this entity surface form: Appalachian Plateau in Pennsylvania

Cumberland Mountains → geologicalProvince → Appalachian Plateau ⓘ

Cumberland Mountains → rangeOf → Appalachian Plateau ⓘ

this entity surface form: Cumberland Plateau

Interior Lowlands → borders → Appalachian Plateau ⓘ

this entity surface form: Appalachian Highlands

Interior Low Plateaus physiographic region → boundedBy → Appalachian Plateau ⓘ

this entity surface form: Appalachian Plateaus

Slide Mountain → hasGeologicalProvince → Appalachian Plateau ⓘ

Monongahela River → locatedIn → Appalachian Plateau ⓘ

this entity surface form: Allegheny Plateau

Logan → locatedInPhysiographicRegion → Appalachian Plateau ⓘ

subject surface form: Logan, West Virginia

Orchard Park, New York → locatedOn → Appalachian Plateau ⓘ

this entity surface form: Allegheny Plateau (northern edge)

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

this entity surface form: Appalachian Plateau canyons

Fayetteville → hasNearbyFeature → Appalachian Plateau ⓘ

subject surface form: Fayetteville, West Virginia

Clinch River → ecoregion → Appalachian Plateau ⓘ

Bluestone National Scenic River → locatedInPhysiographicProvince → Appalachian Plateau ⓘ

McDowell County → elevationFeature → Appalachian Plateau ⓘ

Wyoming County → isInPhysiographicRegion → Appalachian Plateau ⓘ

Fayette County → hasLandform → Appalachian Plateau ⓘ

subject surface form: Fayette County, West Virginia

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

Mount Davis → viewIncludes → Appalachian Plateau ⓘ

this entity surface form: Allegheny Plateau

East South Central States → containsSubregion → Appalachian Plateau ⓘ

this entity surface form: Cumberland Plateau

Athens, West Virginia → locatedInPhysiographicRegion → Appalachian Plateau ⓘ

Oliver Springs → region → Appalachian Plateau ⓘ

this entity surface form: Cumberland Plateau

Oliver Springs → hasNearbyFeature → Appalachian Plateau ⓘ

this entity surface form: Cumberland Plateau

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

this entity surface form: Cumberland Plateau

Tennessee–Kentucky border → crosses → Appalachian Plateau ⓘ