I'm surprised that I can't find an established tag or wiki page for a plateau, mesa, or tableland; an area of raised land that is flat on top:
See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plateau and https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mesa and https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Table_(landform) Small plateaus or mesas may be called a "Butte" in the USA, or a tableland in some English-speaking regions. See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Butte They are known as "Mesas" in Spanish-speaking areas and related languages. I believe "plateau" is from French? These features are common in arid areas of the southwestern United States and in many other places that have the appropriate geology: usually there is a hard layer of rock on top of softer layers. This often forms a flat area with steep slopes or even cliffs at the sides. They can also from from volcanic activity, or from glaciation. I searched taginfo for "tableland", "table_land", "table-land", "plateau" and "mesa". There are 94 natural=plateau and 3 natural=mesa. I found no uses of natural=table or table_land or tableland or tableland Is natural=plateau the best option? This sounds fine to me, as an American English speaker, but I'd like to know if it's the best British English option. _______________________________________________ Tagging mailing list Tagging@openstreetmap.org https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/tagging
