Lava Plateaux Extrusive Landforms Continued…. What is a Lava Plateaux A Major Extrusive Landform They are extensive areas of basaltic lava, often with.

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Lava Plateaux Extrusive Landforms Continued…

What is a Lava Plateaux A Major Extrusive Landform They are extensive areas of basaltic lava, often with a layered structure.

How are they formed? They are formed by major eruptions from vents or, more usually from a fissure. The layered structure is caused by the accumulation of lava from a series of eruptions over a period of time. The plateau itself tends to be flat and featureless, with limited soil and vegetation cover. Eruptions from oceanic ridges produce huge abyssal plains on the sea floor.

Case Study: The Deccan plateau India Huge expanse of Lava covering 700,000 km². Consists of 29 lava flows which have recently been dated and found to have occurred within a period of less than 2 million years. May have been the result of a series of major eruptions from a mantle plume of rising magma. The plateau lies about m above sea level. It has a number of major river valleys eroded into it, such as those of the Wardha and Manira Rivers.