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Letha Taung

Letha Taung

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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]
    GoogleEarth
  2. [2]
    AVA - Singu Plateau
  3. [3]
    "Letha Taung". Mapcarta. Retrieved 28 May 2016.
  4. [4]
    "Singu Plateau". Global Volcanism Program. Smithsonian Institution.
  5. [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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