lowland
Land below hills
Lowland refers to land that lies at a lower elevation than surrounding areas, typically flat or gently rolling terrain near sea level or along river valleys: The lowlands flooded every spring.
As an adjective, it describes things characteristic of such regions: lowland farms, lowland species.
The plural lowlands often names specific geographic regions: the Scottish Lowlands.
Basic and unremarkable
- flatLacking vertical variation
- basinConcave water receptacle
- floodplainFlood-prone riverside lowland
- deltaSymbol denoting variation
depression · bottomland · fen · bog · swamp · marsh · moor · wetland
Grassy waterlogged lowland
- swampWaterlogged land with vegetation
- fenLow marshy ground
- bogAcidic peat wetland
- wetlandWaterlogged land ecosystem
heath · meadow · grassland · peatland · moorland · riparian · estuary · mangrove
Flooded rice-growing field
- riceStaple cereal grain
- cultivationFostering growth through care
- irrigationArtificial water supply for agriculture
- farmlandAgricultural terrain
cropland · arable · fertile · drainage · dike · polder · canal · sowing
Broad open valley
bottom · river bottom · creek bottom · draw · gulch · watershed · riverbed · streambed
Northwestern European constitutional monarchy
- BangladeshSouth Asian republic
- Mekong DeltaVietnamese river's coastal plain
- GangesIndia's holiest river
- Nile DeltaEgyptian river's alluvial plain
Po Valley · Louisiana · Florida Everglades · Danube · Rhine · Mississippi Delta · Bengal · Sundarbans
plain
Basic and unremarkable
- flatLacking vertical variation
- basinConcave water receptacle
- floodplainFlood-prone riverside lowland
delta · depression · bottomland · fen · bog · swamp · marsh · moor · wetland · polder
marsh
Grassy waterlogged lowland
wetland · heath · meadow · grassland · peatland · moorland · riparian · estuary · mangrove · bayou
paddy
Flooded rice-growing field
- riceStaple cereal grain
- cultivationFostering growth through care
- irrigationArtificial water supply for agriculture
farmland · cropland · arable · fertile · drainage · dike · polder · canal · sowing · harvest
dale
Broad open valley
hollow · bottom · river bottom · creek bottom · draw · gulch · watershed · riverbed · streambed · flood zone
Netherlands
Northwestern European constitutional monarchy
- BangladeshSouth Asian republic
- Mekong DeltaVietnamese river's coastal plain
- GangesIndia's holiest river
Nile Delta · Po Valley · Louisiana · Florida Everglades · Danube · Rhine · Mississippi Delta · Bengal · Sundarbans · polders
- African landscapesSahara, Serengeti, savanna, Sahel, Kalahari
- inland terraininland, interior, hinterland, heartland, midland
- planetary featuresvolcano, mountain, crater, canyon, cliff
- geographycontinents, continent, oceans, countries, country
- regionsregion, regions, area, areas, zone
- landformsmountain, cliff, valley, volcano, mountain ridge
lowlandhighland
Elevated, mountainous land
upland · mountainous · alpine · high ground · mountain