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Loess Plateau

Loess Plateau proper noun: a plateau that covers an area of some 640,000 km² in the upper and middle reaches of China's Yellow River.

Proper noun

Loess Plateau (uncountable)

  1. A plateau that covers an area of some 640,000 km² in the upper and middle reaches of China's Yellow River.
    • The Loess Plateau
    • China’s Loess Plateau is the most widely distributed loess area on earth. This loess is a deep deposit of paleosol, and the plateau is most systematically and completely developed for crops (Zhu Xianmo, 1986).1993, Dazhong Wen, “Soil erosion and conservation in China”, in David Pimentel, editor, World Soil Erosion and Conservation, Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, →OCLC, →OL, page 64

Origin of Loess Plateau

From loess + plateau.

Questions about Loess Plateau

What does Loess Plateau mean?
Loess Plateau means a plateau that covers an area of some 640,000 km² in the upper and middle reaches of China's Yellow River.
What part of speech is Loess Plateau?
Loess Plateau is a proper noun.

Words near Loess Plateau in the dictionary

  1. Loeschers
  2. Loesches
  3. Loeser
  4. Loesers
  5. loess
  6. Loess Plateau
  7. loessal
  8. loesses
  9. loessial
  10. loessic
  11. loessification

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