高原的東面緩慢傾斜,但西面突然止於一個從北向南延伸25公里的陡峭懸崖,稱「安卡拉納之牆」(Wall of Ankarana),此牆高達280公尺[3]。在南面,石灰岩塊斷裂成獨立的尖頂,被稱為塔式岩溶(tower karst)。在高原的中心,地震活動和億萬年的降雨將石灰岩溶解在深谷中,有時會重新沉積成流石帶。在鈣化的上層被完全侵蝕的地方,較硬的基岩被蝕成「黥基」(馬達加斯加語:tsingy,意為人類無法涉足之地)的通道和山脊。該地區到處都是玄武岩巨石,玄武岩也滲入山塊深處的峽谷中[3]。
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