Lava plateaus are formed by highly fluid basaltic lava during numerous successive eruptions through numerous vents without violent explosions (quiet eruptions). ... This region, known as the Thulean Plateau, is generally believed to have been broken up by foundering of the Earth's crust to form the present ocean basin.

How are basaltic plateaus formed?

plateau basalt An extensive, thick, smooth flow or succession of flows of high-temperature, fluid basalt erupted from fissures, flooding topographic lows, and accumulated to form a plateau.

What is basaltic lava plateau?

Lava plateaus are extensive areas of flood basalt which are formed by the extensive eruption of basaltic lava over a large area. ... The eruptions are often non explosive and continue for a long time building lava flow upon lava flow.