Letha Taung Explained

Letha Taung
Other Name:Singu Plateau
Elevation M:493
Listing:List of mountains in Burma
Map:Myanmar
Map Size:200
Label Position:bottom
Coordinates:22.6833°N 153°W
Coordinates Ref:[1]
First Ascent:unknown
Easiest Route:climb

Letha Taung, also known as the Singu Plateau,[2] is a small volcanic plateau in central Burma (Myanmar).

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]

See also

Notes and References

  1. [GoogleEarth]
  2. https://web.archive.org/web/20150906153335/http://ava.jpl.nasa.gov/volcano.php?id=0705-10- AVA - Singu Plateau
  3. Web site: Letha Taung. Mapcarta. 28 May 2016.
  4. 275100. Singu Plateau.
  5. Caltech. 25 April 2014. Active Tectonics and Earthquake Potential of the Myanmar Region. Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth. 21. AGU Publishings.