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  Encyclopedia: Atherton Tableland   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
Atherton is the hub of the Atherton Tableland region in Queensland, Australia, located at 17°16′ S 145°28′ E, 752 m above sea level.
Mareeba is a town on the Atherton Tableland in Far North Queensland, Australia.
Chinese immigrants successfully grew maize up until the end of World War 1, when the Federal Government established the Soldier Settlement Scheme, and the Chinese were replaced by Scottish settlers with little experience of tropical conditions.
www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Atherton-Tableland   (482 words)

  
 China - Open Encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
In the east, along the shores of the Yellow Sea and the East China Sea are found extensive and densely populated alluvial plains; the shore of the South China Sea is more mountainous and southern China is dominated by hill country and lower mountain ranges.
To the west, the north has a great alluvial plain, and the south has a vast calcareous tableland traversed by hill ranges of moderate elevation, with the Himalayas, containing the highest point Mount Everest.
The northwest also has high plateaus among more arid desert landscapes such as the Takla-Makan and the Gobi Desert, which has been expanding.
open-encyclopedia.com /China   (2701 words)

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