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Canyons
Canyons are deep ravines or valleys with steep sides often carved into the earth by a river. Antelope Canyon, of the American Southwest, is a land form made by the weathering of desert sandstone, a clastic sedimentary rock, over millions of years. The Grand Canyon in Northwest Arizona is one of the most studied geologic landscapes on Earth, and its heavy layers of exposed sedimentary rock offer a priceless look into the area's past and development.
Mesas
Mesas are elevated landforms usually found in desert environments and are identified by steep walls that lead to a flat top. Created by the erosion of horizontal sedimentary rocks over millions of years, mesas are found throughout the world's most arid regions, including North Africa, the Middle East and the Southwestern region of the U.S.
Plateau
Plateaus -- also known as high plains, flat-topped mountains or "tablelands" -- are large, relatively level landforms of sedimentary rock that are noticeably higher than the surrounding landscape. Found on every continent, plateaus are often so expansive that they feature various land formations due to extreme heights, weathering and erosion of the sedimentary rock over thousands of years. The Tibetan Plateau is one of the world's highest and most expansive plateau landforms of sedimentary rock, and it is still being formed by the collision of tectonic plates.