Letha Taung

{{Infobox mountain

| name = Letha Taung

| other_name = Singu Plateau

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| elevation_m = 493

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| listing = List of mountains in Burma

| map = Myanmar

| map_caption = Location in Burma

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| label_position = bottom

| location = Mandalay Division, Myanmar

| range = Foothills of the Shan Hills

| coordinates = {{coord|22|41|N|95|58|E|type:mountain_scale:100000|format=dms|display=inline,title}}

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| first_ascent = unknown

| easiest_route = climb

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Letha Taung, also known as the Singu Plateau,[https://web.archive.org/web/20150906153335/http://ava.jpl.nasa.gov/volcano.php?id=0705-10- AVA - Singu Plateau] is a small volcanic plateau in central Burma (Myanmar).

Geography

Letha Taung is located near Nweyon, Singu Township, Pyinoolwin District, Mandalay Division, about 3 km west of National Highway 31.{{cite web|url=http://mapcarta.com/14973898|title=Letha Taung|work=Mapcarta|access-date=28 May 2016}} The lavas that form the plateau originally came from fissure vents during the Holocene, although the date of the last eruption is unknown.{{cite gvp|vn=275100|name=Singu Plateau}} The active Sagaing Fault, a transform boundary runs under this structure.{{Cite journal|last=Caltech|date=25 April 2014|title=Active Tectonics and Earthquake Potential of the Myanmar Region|url=https://authors.library.caltech.edu/47518/1/jgrb50602.pdf|journal=Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth|pages=21|via=AGU Publishings}}

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