Shan Plateau
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The Shan Plateau is a highland region in eastern Myanmar characterized by rolling hills, elevated plains, and a predominantly Shan ethnic population, forming part of the broader Shan Hills system.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Shan Plateau canonical | 6 |
| Shan plateau | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
highland region
ⓘ
plateau ⓘ |
| borderedBy |
Irrawaddy River
ⓘ
surface form:
Irrawaddy River valley
Salween River valley ⓘ |
| climate | monsoon-influenced subtropical climate ⓘ |
| contains |
Inle Lake basin
ⓘ
surface form:
Inle Lake
Kalaw ⓘ Taunggyi ⓘ |
| continent | Asia ⓘ |
| country |
Myanmar
ⓘ
Myanmar ⓘ
surface form:
Union of Myanmar
|
| drainage |
Irrawaddy River
ⓘ
surface form:
Irrawaddy River basin
Salween River basin ⓘ |
| economicActivity |
mining
ⓘ
subsistence farming ⓘ timber extraction ⓘ |
| elevationType | upland ⓘ |
| extendsInto |
northern Thailand
ⓘ
southern China ⓘ |
| geologicalOrigin | uplifted sedimentary rocks ⓘ |
| geologicalSystem | Shan–Thai terrane ⓘ |
| highestPointName | Mount Loilaeng ⓘ |
| knownFor |
ethnic diversity
ⓘ
hill agriculture ⓘ scenic landscapes ⓘ |
| landUse |
opium poppy cultivation
ⓘ
rice cultivation ⓘ tea cultivation ⓘ terraced agriculture ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Southeast Asia
ⓘ
eastern Myanmar ⓘ |
| majorEthnicGroup | Shan people ⓘ |
| otherEthnicGroups |
Akha people
ⓘ
Lahu people ⓘ Pa-O people NERFINISHED ⓘ Palaung people ⓘ Wa people ⓘ |
| partOf | Shan Hills ⓘ |
| populationMajority | Shan ethnicity ⓘ |
| region |
Kachin State
ⓘ
Kayin State ⓘ Mandalay Region ⓘ Mon State ⓘ Shan State ⓘ |
| terrainFeature |
elevated plains
ⓘ
rolling hills ⓘ |
| vegetation |
mixed deciduous forest
ⓘ
pine forest ⓘ |
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Shan plateau