altiplanos

Definition of altiplanosnext
plural of altiplano
as in plateaus
a broad flat area of elevated land a cold wind from the Andes swept across the altiplano

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Noun
  • In the 1880s, Belgium’s King Leopold II annexed the entire Congo Basin, more than nine hundred thousand square miles of Central African jungle, highlands, savanna, and forest, Katanga included.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 22 Jan. 2026
  • The path of totality passes just north of the High Energy Stereoscopic System (HESS), a cosmic-ray-hunting telescope in Namibia's Khomas highlands.
    Jamie Carter, Space.com, 20 Jan. 2026
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  • Beyond cost, Purple Line development will face a high degree of difficulty because of the topography of mesas and valleys.
    Michael Smolens, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Dec. 2025
  • Within minutes, guests can be standing beneath the stone arches of Arches National Park, 4 miles away, or surveying mesas and buttes in Canyonlands National Park, 30 miles southwest, where the Colorado and Green rivers have carved the landscape for centuries.
    Cari Shane, USA Today, 15 Oct. 2025
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“Altiplanos.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/altiplanos. Accessed 30 Jan. 2026.

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