Letha Taung, also known as the Singu Plateau, is a small

volcanic plateau A volcanic plateau is a plateau produced by volcanic activity. There are two main types: lava plateaus and pyroclastic plateaus. Lava plateau Lava plateaus are formed by highly fluid basaltic lava during numerous successive eruptions thro ...

in central

Burma Myanmar, officially the Republic of the Union of Myanmar; and also referred to as Burma (the official English name until 1989), is a country in northwest Southeast Asia. It is the largest country by area in Mainland Southeast Asia and ha ...

(Myanmar).

Geography

Letha Taung is located near Nweyon,

Singu Township Singu () is a township of Thabeikkyin District, Mandalay Division, Myanmar. The capital is Singu. Geography Singu Township is located between the Irrawaddy River on the west and the Shan Hills on the east. Among the main hills located in the ...

, Pyinoolwin District, Mandalay Division, about 3 km west of National Highway 31. The

lava Lava is molten or partially molten rock (magma) that has been expelled from the interior of a terrestrial planet (such as Earth) or a Natural satellite, moon onto its surface. Lava may be erupted at a volcano or through a Fissure vent, fractu ...

s that form the

plateau In geology and physical geography, a plateau (; ; : plateaus or plateaux), also called a high plain or a tableland, is an area of a highland consisting of flat terrain that is raised sharply above the surrounding area on at least one side. ...

originally came from

fissure vent A fissure vent, also known as a volcanic fissure, eruption fissure or simply a fissure, is a linear volcanic vent through which lava erupts, usually without any explosive activity. The vent is often a few metres wide and may be many kilo ...

s during the

Holocene The Holocene () is the current geologic time scale, geological epoch, beginning approximately 11,700 years ago. It follows the Last Glacial Period, which concluded with the Holocene glacial retreat. The Holocene and the preceding Pleistocene to ...

, although the date of the last eruption is unknown. The active

Sagaing Fault The Sagaing Fault is a major fault in Myanmar, a mainly continental right-lateral transform fault between the Indian plate and Sunda plate. It links the divergent boundary in the Andaman Sea with the zone of active continental collision along t ...

, a transform boundary runs under this structure.

References

Lava plateaus Fissure vents Volcanoes of Myanmar Mountains of Myanmar Mandalay Region Holocene volcanoes {{Burma-geo-stub

Geography

See also

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