Allegany Plateau

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physiographic province plateau

The Allegany Plateau is a large, dissected upland region of the Appalachian Mountains in the northeastern United States, characterized by forested hills, deep valleys, and extensive state parklands.

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Observed surface forms (3)

Surface form	Occurrences
Allegheny Plateau	12
Allegany Highlands	1
Allegany Mountains	1

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	physiographic province ⓘ plateau ⓘ
containsProtectedArea	Allegany State Park NERFINISHED ⓘ Allegheny National Forest NERFINISHED ⓘ numerous state parks ⓘ
drainedBy	Allegheny River NERFINISHED ⓘ Monongahela River NERFINISHED ⓘ Ohio River tributaries ⓘ Potomac River tributaries ⓘ Susquehanna River tributaries ⓘ
extendsInto	Kentucky NERFINISHED ⓘ Maryland NERFINISHED ⓘ New York NERFINISHED ⓘ Ohio NERFINISHED ⓘ Pennsylvania NERFINISHED ⓘ Tennessee NERFINISHED ⓘ Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ West Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ
formedDuring	Paleozoic Era NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasAverageElevation	300 to 900 meters above sea level ⓘ
hasCharacteristic	deep valleys ⓘ extensive state parklands ⓘ forested hills ⓘ
hasClimate	humid continental climate ⓘ
hasEconomicActivity	coal mining ⓘ forestry ⓘ natural gas production ⓘ outdoor recreation ⓘ
hasErosionProcess	fluvial erosion ⓘ
hasGeologicComposition	limestone ⓘ sandstone ⓘ sedimentary rock ⓘ shale ⓘ
hasLandformType	dissected upland ⓘ
hasLandUse	mixed forest and agriculture ⓘ
hasRecreationActivity	camping ⓘ fishing ⓘ hiking ⓘ hunting ⓘ
hasSoilType	acidic, moderately fertile soils ⓘ
hasTopography	plateau dissected by streams ⓘ
hasVegetationType	temperate deciduous forest ⓘ
isSeparatedFrom	Appalachian Mountains Blue Ridge province NERFINISHED ⓘ Ridge and Valley Appalachians NERFINISHED ⓘ
locatedIn	Northeastern United States NERFINISHED ⓘ United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
partOf	Appalachian Mountains ⓘ Appalachian Plateau NERFINISHED ⓘ