Llano Estacado [1] [2] , Llano Estacado [3] [4] ( English Llano Estacado [5] ) is a plateau in the USA located in the southern part of the Great Plains .
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| States | New Mexico Texas |
The surface of the plateau is flat, slightly dissected. The height is 700-1500 m. The plateau is composed mainly of sandstones and limestones , and in some places it is covered with loose sand . Often there are manifestations of karst . Only the Pekos River has a constant current. Semi-desert vegetation predominates.
Notes
- ↑ West of the USA // Atlas of the World / comp. and preparation. to the ed. PKO "Cartography" in 1999; open Ed .: T.G. Novikova , T.M. Vorobyova . - 3rd ed., Eras., Fr. in 2002 with diaposes. 1999 - M .: Roskartografiya, 2002. - S. 238—239. - ISBN 5-85120-055-3 .
- ↑ Llano-Estacado // Dictionary of geographical names of foreign countries / ed. ed. A.M. Komkov . - 3rd ed., Revised. and add. - M .: Nedra , 1986.- S. 200.
- ↑ Llano-Estacado // Dictionary of geographical names of foreign countries / ed. ed. A.M. Komkov . - 3rd ed., Revised. and add. - M .: Nedra , 1986. - S. 207.
- ↑ Llano Estacado // Forester - Magnet. - M .: Soviet Encyclopedia, 1954. - S. 524. - ( Great Soviet Encyclopedia : [in 51 vols.] / Ch. Ed. B. A. Vvedensky ; 1949-1958, vol. 25).
- ↑ translated from Spanish - “fenced plain”
Sources
- Llano Estacado - article from the Great Soviet Encyclopedia . .