Langres Plateau

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The Langres Plateau is a high limestone upland in northeastern France known as a major watershed that gives rise to several important rivers, including the Seine.

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Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form Occurrences
Brienne plateau 1

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf geographical region
plateau
upland
country France
drainageDivideBetween English Channel basin
Mediterranean Sea
surface form: Mediterranean Sea basin

North Sea drainage basin
surface form: North Sea basin
drainedBy Marne
surface form: upper Marne

Meuse
surface form: upper Meuse

Saône River
surface form: upper Saône

River Seine
surface form: upper Seine
elevation high upland
formsPartOf eastern rim of Paris Basin
geologicalPeriod Mesozoic limestone
geology limestone
hasClimate temperate continental-influenced
hasEconomicActivity agriculture
forestry
hasFeature deeply incised river valleys
open agricultural landscapes
hasSettlement Langres
highestPointElevation_m about 500
influences hydrology of northeastern France
knownFor major watershed divide
locatedIn Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Côte d'Or
surface form: Côte-d'Or

Grand Est NERFINISHED
Haute-Marne
Langres
northeastern France
near city of Langres
partOf Paris Basin
regionType limestone plateau
separates Paris Basin
Saône basin
sourceRegionOf Aube
Marne
Meuse
Saône River
surface form: Saône

River Seine
surface form: Seine
terrain karstic features
usedFor cereal cultivation
pastoral farming
watershedOf Meuse
surface form: Meuse basin

Rhône river basin
surface form: Rhône basin

Saône basin
Seine River Basin
surface form: Seine basin

Referenced by (5)

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Brienne-le-Château locatedOn Langres Plateau
this entity surface form: Brienne plateau
Maas sourceLocation Langres Plateau
Marne sourceLocation Langres Plateau
Meuse sourceLocation Langres Plateau
River Seine sourceLocation Langres Plateau