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Download Solution PDFWhich is the highest plateau in the world?
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The largest and highest plateau in the world is the Tibetan Plateau, sometimes metaphorically described as the "roof of the world", which is still being formed by the collisions of the Indo-Australian and Eurasian tectonic plates.
- The region lies between the Kunlun Mountains and its associated ranges to the north and the Himalayas and Karakoram Range to the south and southwest.
- Mount Everest which is 8,850 meters above sea level on the China-Nepal border, is the world’s highest peak.
Other plateaus:-
| Plateau | Country |
| Deccan Plateau | India |
| Columbia Plateau | U.S.A |
| Katanga Plateau | The Democratic Republic of the Congo |
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