Letha Taung

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Letha Taung
Singu Plateau
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Letha Taung
Location in Burma
Highest point
Elevation 493 m (1,617 ft) [1]
Listing List of mountains in Burma
Coordinates 22°41′N95°58′E / 22.683°N 95.967°E / 22.683; 95.967 [1]
Geography
Location Mandalay Division, Myanmar
Parent range Foothills of the Shan Hills
Climbing
First ascent unknown
Easiest route climb

Letha Taung, also known as the Singu Plateau, [2] is a small volcanic plateau in central Burma (Myanmar).

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Geography

Letha Taung is located near Nweyon, Singu Township, Pyinoolwin District, Mandalay Division, about 3 km west of National Highway 31. [3] The lavas that form the plateau originally came from fissure vents during the Holocene, although the date of the last eruption is unknown. [4] The active Sagaing Fault, a transform boundary runs under this structure. [5]

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References

  1. 1 2 GoogleEarth
  2. ↑ AVA - Singu Plateau
  3. ↑ "Letha Taung". Mapcarta. Retrieved 28 May 2016.
  4. ↑ "Singu Plateau". Global Volcanism Program . Smithsonian Institution.
  5. ↑ Caltech (25 April 2014). "Active Tectonics and Earthquake Potential of the Myanmar Region" (PDF). Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth: 21 – via AGU Publishings.


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