The Loess Plateau[a] is a plateau in north-central China formed of loess, a clastic silt-like sediment formed by the accumulation of wind-blown dust. It is located southeast of the Gobi Desert and is surrounded by the Yellow River.

Loess Plateau, highland area in north-central China, covering much of Shanxi, northern Henan, Shaanxi, and eastern Gansu provinces and the middle part of the Huang He (Yellow River) basin.

Feb 1, 2020 · Loess is a loose aeolian deposit of yellowish silt-sized dust mostly formed during the Quaternary period. Generally, it has a homogenous and porous structure and consists primarily of quartz and felspar particles.

A loess is a periglacial or aeolian (windborne) sediment, defined as an accumulation of 20% or less of clay with a balance of roughly equal parts sand and silt (with a typical grain size from 20 to 50 micrometers), [3][4] often loosely cemented by calcium carbonate.

Jul 3, 2024 · Extensive loess deposits are found in northern China, the Great Plains of North America, Central Europe, and parts of Russia and Kazakhstan. The thickest loess deposits are …

loess, an unstratified, geologically recent deposit of silty or loamy material that is usually buff or yellowish brown in colour and is chiefly deposited by the wind. Loess is a sedimentary deposit composed largely of silt-size grains that are loosely cemented by calcium carbonate.

May 21, 2019 · The Loess Plateau is a plateau or high plain that covers more than 250,000 sq mi in the middle and upper reaches of the Yellow River in China. Also referred to as the Huangtu Plateau, the plateau encompasses the following provinces: Gansu, Shanxi, Shaanxi, Ningxia, and the autonomous region of Inner Mongolia.

It extends between the North China Plain of eastern China and the deserts of the west. The region includes land in parts of Shanxi, Henan, Shaanxi, and Gansu provinces and the Ningxia autonomous region. A highland area, the Loess Plateau averages about 4,000 feet (1,200 meters) above sea level.

Jan 1, 2013 · The Loess Plateau in north-central China is a highland region with average elevation about 1,200 m above sea level. As the name loess implies, the plateau is made from soils of fine-grained, yellowish silty sediment, deposited by wind action over a long period of time.

In North America loess covers the plains of the Platte, Missouri, Mississippi, and Ohio rivers and the Columbia Plateau. In the Southern Hemisphere, between latitudes 30° and 40° S, the most significant loess regions include the “pampas loesses” …