Linkou Plateau

Linkou Plateau
Plateau
as seen by Sentinel-2 satellite on 17 November 2016
Linkou Plateau Taiwan
Coordinates: 25°03′59″N 121°21′52″E / 25.0664°N 121.3644°E / 25.0664; 121.3644
Location	Linkou District, New Taipei Guishan District, Taoyuan
Geology	Plateau

The Linkou Plateau (Chinese: 林口台地; pinyin: Línkǒu Táidì) is a plateau located along the southwest side of the Tamsui River, between Linkou District, New Taipei and Guishan District, Taoyuan, in northern Taiwan. It borders the Taipei Basin in the east, the Taoyuan Plateau in the southwest, the Taiwan Strait in the west, and the Tatun Volcanoes in the northeast. The Xinzhuang Fault (新莊斷層) and Shanjiao Fault (山腳斷層) run between the plateau and the Taipei Basin.^[1]