A report on Highland
Highlands or uplands are areas of high elevation such as a mountainous region, elevated mountainous plateau or high hills.
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Plateau
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In geology and physical geography, a plateau, also called a high plain or a tableland, is an area of a highland consisting of flat terrain that is raised sharply above the surrounding area on at least one side.
Pennines
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The Pennines, also known as the Pennine Chain or Pennine Hills, are a range of uplands running between three regions of Northern England: North West England on the west, and North East England and Yorkshire and the Humber on the east.
Exmoor
0 linksLoosely defined as an area of hilly open moorland in west Somerset and north Devon in South West England.
Loosely defined as an area of hilly open moorland in west Somerset and north Devon in South West England.
The Exmoor National Park is primarily an upland area with a dispersed population living mainly in small villages and hamlets.
Great Dividing Range
0 linksCordillera system in eastern Australia consisting of an expansive collection of mountain ranges, plateaus and rolling hills, that runs roughly parallel to the east coast of Australia and forms the fifth-longest land-based mountain chain in the world, and the longest entirely within a single country.
Cordillera system in eastern Australia consisting of an expansive collection of mountain ranges, plateaus and rolling hills, that runs roughly parallel to the east coast of Australia and forms the fifth-longest land-based mountain chain in the world, and the longest entirely within a single country.
The Dividing Range does not consist of a single continuous mountain chain, but is rather a combined complex (cordillera) of mountain ranges, plateaus, hilly upland areas and escarpments with an ancient and complex geological history.
Nigeria
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Country in West Africa.
To the southwest of the Niger is a "rugged" highland.
Cantabria
0 linksAutonomous community in northern Spain with Santander as its capital city.
Autonomous community in northern Spain with Santander as its capital city.
Thus, Cantabrian could mean "people who live in the rocks" or "highlanders", a reference to the steep and mountainous territory of Cantabria.
Ozarks
0 linksPhysiographic region in the U.S. states of Missouri, Arkansas, Oklahoma and the extreme southeastern corner of Kansas.
Physiographic region in the U.S. states of Missouri, Arkansas, Oklahoma and the extreme southeastern corner of Kansas.
The Ozarks cover nearly 47,000 mi2, making it the most extensive highland region between the Appalachians and Rockies.
Papua New Guinea
0 linksCountry in Oceania that comprises the eastern half of the island of New Guinea and its offshore islands in Melanesia (a region of the southwestern Pacific Ocean north of Australia).
Country in Oceania that comprises the eastern half of the island of New Guinea and its offshore islands in Melanesia (a region of the southwestern Pacific Ocean north of Australia).
A spine of mountains, the New Guinea Highlands, runs the length of the island of New Guinea, forming a populous highlands region mostly covered with tropical rainforest, and the long Papuan Peninsula, known as the 'Bird's Tail'.
Thai highlands
0 linksMountainous natural region in the north of Thailand.
Mountainous natural region in the north of Thailand.
The highlands in the north of Thailand are characterized by a pattern of generally steep hill ranges, intermontane basins and alluvial gorges.