lowland plain

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lowland
noun[C usually plural]
uk
/ˈləʊ.lənd/us
/ˈloʊ.lənd/
flat land that is at, or not much higher than, ...
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plain
noun
uk
/pleɪn/us
/pleɪn/
a large area of ...
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There is a great difference between 1,000 acres of land on thelowlandplainand 1,000 acres on the mountainside.
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Its middle course traverses alowlandplainwith many marshy lakes.
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It is a gently rollinglowlandplainof old lava flows and volcanic soils of olivine basalt.
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Thislowlandplainfeatures flat-topped ridges approximately 200-300 m high, which rise over broad and heavily swamped degradations with a large number of thermokarst lakes.
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The glacial deposits form a more or less continuouslowlandplainwhich has some peat filled depressions (known locally as meres) which mark the presence of former lake beds.
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Cratered highlands (white), lowland plains (shaded).
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It inhabits the deciduous and evergreen forests from lowland plains to edge of pine and oak forest in hills, but mainly in the hill forest.
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They typically inhabit forest edges or areas of secondary forest, often at elevations of over 2000 m, and only rarely on lowland plains.
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The ridges, as they approach the lowland plains give way to low hills which mark the later stages of erosion of the upland ridges.
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Although the least developed region in the country, it features some of the most pristine rainforests, extensive cave networks, coastal lowland plains, and offshore cays.
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The northern rise partially overlies sparsely cratered, lowland plains north of the dichotomy boundary.
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In the far distance, faded mountains rise in the left, gently leveling off into lowland plains in the east.
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It is generally a terrestrial toad found in lowland plains, savanna, and dry forests.
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Khushab consists of agricultural lowland plains, lakes, and hills.
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There are also lowland plains, where the temperatures are quite different from the mountains.
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Mori along the coast and lowland plains grew kumara and other crops.
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Most of the country's arable land and population are based in lowland plains (12%) and basins (19%), though some of the greatest basins are filled with deserts.
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Throughout the northern portion of the peninsula, the lowland plains, rolling uplands, and coastal fringe areas support numerous settlements, many of which developed around mineral extraction, particularly coal.
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