Unglaciated Allegheny Plateau

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The Unglaciated Allegheny Plateau is located in an arc around southeastern

This area is a dissected plateau, characterized by sandstone, shale, and many coal seams. This is the part of the Allegheny Plateau that lies outside the continental glaciation of the ice age.

Geography

One of the most spectacular and scenic areas in this region is located in southeast Ohio, and is known as the Hocking Hills region. This area, similar to but smaller than the Red River Gorge in the Cumberland Plateau in Kentucky, features cliffs, rock shelters and waterfalls.

The largest city in the Unglaciated Allegheny Plateau is Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

Rivers

The

• Geography of Appalachia

References

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