tableland

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In every direction, reddish-brown tableland sprawled to the horizon, broken here and there by pinyon-juniper forest.

From New York Times • Jun. 5, 2015

But Spain has also many natural airfields, such as "La Mancha" plateau, legendary home of Don Quixote, a barren tableland south of Madrid, 120 miles long and 60 miles wide.

From Time Magazine Archive

North Anchor of the British blockade in the Atlantic is the volcanic tableland called Iceland, which, until April 10, shared Christian X with Denmark as her King.

From Time Magazine Archive

Roraima they found themselves on a remarkably flat tableland, 12 miles square, something like the flat land of Arizona through which the Grand Canyon of the Colorado River cuts.

From Time Magazine Archive

The mountains are scored by numerous khors, whose lower courses can be traced across the tableland.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 9 "Dagupan" to "David" by Various