Which Is the Largest Deccan Plateau in the World?

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Elevation: 600 M (2,000 Ft). Also, Which Is the Largest Plateau in the World? the Tibetan Plateau Beside Above, What Is the Second Largest Plateau in the...

Which Is the Largest Deccan Plateau in the World?
Elevation: 600 m (2,000 ft)

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Also, which is the largest plateau in the world?

The Tibetan plateau

Beside above, what is the second largest plateau in the world? Deosai National Park

Keeping this in consideration, what is the largest plateau of India?

Deccan Plateau

How old is the Deccan plateau?

History. The Deccan Traps formed between 60 and 68 million years ago, at the end of the Cretaceous period. The bulk of the volcanic eruption occurred at the Western Ghats (near present-day Mumbai) some 66 million years ago. This series of eruptions may have lasted fewer than 30,000 years in total.

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What is called plateau?

A plateau is an area of raised land that is flat on top. A plateau with a lot of erosion is called a dissected plateau. A plateau that is also a volcano is called a volcanic plateau. Some plateaus are under the ocean, like the Seychelles plateau or the Ontong Java Plateau.

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What is a famous plateau?

The plateaus are famous for minerals. The plateau of France [Massif Central], the Deccan plateau of India, Katanga plateau of Congo [Copper mines], Western Australian plateau [Kimberly Plateau – Diamond mines] and Brazilian plateau [Brazilian Highlands] are very good sources of minerals.
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