"plateau area" is a perfectly correct and usable phrase in written English.
Generally, it is used to describe a large, flat area of land at a high altitude. For example, "The Colorado Plateau is a large plateau area that covers much of Arizona and Utah."
The dome is a plateau area of limestone flanked by gritstones.
The Shan inhabit most of the Shan Plateau area of Myanmar, concentrated in the autonomous Shan State.
This area consists of an high-altitudinal plateau area (189.9 km2) with Teide stratovolcano at is centre.
Situated in a high plateau area, it is about 4,360 feet (1,330 metres) above sea level.
This area was surveyed from NE to SW across its mountain range (Sistema Central) and plateau area.
The river's lower reaches are fed by the Ajay, Damodar, Rupnarayan, and Haldi rivers, which rise to the northwest on the Chota Nagpur plateau area.
The plateau area of central and southeastern Oregon has climatic characteristics similar to the north-central plateau except for somewhat less precipitation and lower temperatures at higher elevations.
2. For travelers tired of cookie-cutter boutique hotels, Varriano recommends Casa Bianca (4351 Avenue de l'Esplanade; 866-775-4431; www.casabianca.ca), a French Renaissance Revival bed-and-breakfast near Boulevard St.-Laurent St.-Laurenty Plateau area.
The greatest known concentration of carnotite deposits is in the western U.S., particularly in the Colorado Plateau area.
In 1996 General Raymond, who still enjoyed some prestige among the ranks, was arrested while attending a voodoo festival in Haiti's Central Plateau area.
So hydrologists Bradford Wilcox and Yun Huang of Texas A&M University in College Station conducted field studies over 10 years and analyzed U.S. Geological Survey data going back to 1925 on stream flow in the Edwards Plateau area.
