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What is the essential difference between a mesa and a cuesta​

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A mesa is a small (<10 km2)plateau bounded by cliffs, commonly in an area of flat-lying sedimentary rocks. A cuesta is an asymmetric ridge in dipping sedimentary rocks as the Flatirons. topography unsuitable for agriculture.

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