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altiplano

noun

ˌal-ti-ˈplä-(ˌ)nō

Definition of altiplano

as in plateau

a broad flat area of elevated land a cold wind from the Andes swept across the altiplano

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Recent Examples of altiplano Built in the late 19 th century to transport the altiplano’s abundant metals and minerals, the railway line once ran from Bolivia’s de facto capital La Paz to the Pacific port of Antofagasta in Chile. — The Editors, Outside, 31 Aug. 2025 Tiwanaku communities first emerged in an altiplano, or high plain, of the Andes called the Titicaca Basin, named after Lake Titicaca. — Gina Park, CNN Money, 19 Aug. 2025 The landscape changed around me; condensing from plains, desert, and mountains into the jungles of Central America, then unfolding in reverse, into the expanse of the altiplano. — J.r. Patterson, Condé Nast Traveler, 1 Feb. 2022 The world's largest salt flat covers 4,000 square miles of Bolivian altiplano. — Anne Olivia Bauso, Travel + Leisure, 8 Dec. 2021 Which is why Steve Ruff, a planetary scientist at Arizona State University and a key player in the Home Plate analysis, traveled thousands of miles to El Tatio, a series of hot springs in the rare air of Chile’s altiplano. — Jeffrey Marlow, Discover Magazine, 28 Nov. 2016

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For instance, it’s been rumored by Fixed Focus Digital that camera upgrades may lead to a thicker camera plateau.

— David Phelan, Forbes.com, 23 Aug. 2026
After returning home, Cheogyal restarted his life and education in his home county Drago (Luhuo in Chinese), located in the rolling grasslands and mountains of a Tibetan region of Sichuan, on the southeastern corner of the Tibet-Qinghai plateau.

— CNN Money, CNN Money, 2 Aug. 2026

Definition of plateau

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Rather than following the Ring Road, a 4x4 safari ventures deep into the highlands and across isolated farmlands.

— Gwen Nicol, Travel + Leisure, 29 Aug. 2026
My walk took me over the peaks and ridges of the Eastern highlands, on a narrow footpath that rose and fell thousands of feet in the course of an average day.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 18 Aug. 2026

Definition of highland

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Los Alamos, not far from Santa Fe, sits at the foot of Pajarito Mountain in a land of canyons and mesas.

— Daniel de Visé, USA Today, 25 Aug. 2026
Beginning in the late 1960s, artists abandoned galleries in favour of deserts, salt flats, mesas, and remote terrain, using these surroundings as both setting and material.

— Lara Johnson-Wheeler, Vogue, 3 July 2026

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Only a depression in the ground remains at the Ingalls Dugout Site, but eagle-eyed visitors can still spot the spring, tablelands, thickets of plum trees, and other landmarksr described in the book of the same name.

— Alicia Underlee Nelson, Midwest Living, 22 June 2026
Pedro Cervantes painted jewellike vistas of New Mexico’s tablelands.

— John P. Murphy, ARTnews.com, 5 Apr. 2026

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