Volcanic ash sand plateau

Japanese: 火山灰砂台地 - かざんばいさだいち
Volcanic ash sand plateau

…In the narrow sense, it refers to a plateau-like topography made up of horizontal layers of ancient rocks, that is, a continental plateau. In addition to continental plateaus, geomorphological plateaus include lava plateaus, limestone plateaus, volcanic ash sand plateaus, and alluvial plateaus. In Japan, places with names such as Yodobashidai, Kobinatadai, and Fujimidai are part of the plateau topography, and many of them are alluvial plateaus, while Akiyoshidai, Hiraodai, Taishakudai, and Atetsudai are limestone plateaus. …

*Some of the terminology that refers to the "volcanic ash sand plateau" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…狭義には古期岩の水平層から成る台状の地形,すなわち〈大陸台地〉をいう。地形学的台地には大陸台地のほかに溶岩台地,石灰岩台地,火山灰砂台地,洪積台地が含まれる。日本の例では淀橋台,小日向(こびなた)台,富士見台など〈○○台〉の地名の場所は台地地形の一部で,多くは洪積台地にあたり,一方,秋吉台,平尾台,帝釈台,阿哲台などは石灰岩台地にあたる。…

※「火山灰砂台地」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

出典|株式会社平凡社世界大百科事典 第2版について | 情報

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