lowlands
Plains near sea
Lowlands are areas of land that lie at low elevation relative to surrounding terrain.
The term often describes flat coastal plains or river valleys: The lowlands flooded after heavy rains.
Farmers settled the fertile lowlands along the river. (Capitalized Lowlands refers to specific regions, especially in Scotland.)
Grassy waterlogged lowland
- swampWaterlogged land with vegetation
- bogAcidic peat wetland
- wetlandWaterlogged land ecosystem
- fenLow marshy ground
mire · peatland · slough · quagmire · bayou · marshland · estuary · mangrove
Low ground between heights
- basinConcave water receptacle
- deltaSymbol denoting variation
- plainBasic and unremarkable
- floodplainFlood-prone riverside lowland
bottomland · fen · moor · heath · dale · glen · downs · meadow
marsh
Grassy waterlogged lowland
fen · mire · peatland · slough · quagmire · bayou · marshland · estuary · mangrove · saltmarsh
valley
Low ground between heights
floodplain · bottomland · fen · moor · heath · dale · glen · downs · meadow · grassland
fertile
Able to reproduce abundantly
- arableFit for cultivation
- farmlandAgricultural terrain
- cultivationFostering growth through care
irrigation · pasture · tillage · alluvial · sediment · crop · harvest · drainage · polders · reclaimed
Scotland
Northern British nation
- ScotsPeople of Edinburgh's nation
- EdinburghScotland's seat of government
- GlasgowScotland's most populous city
Galloway · Fife · Angus · Ayrshire · dialect · Burns · accent · culture · clans · tartan
- African landscapesSahara, Serengeti, savanna, Sahel, Kalahari
- floodplainsalluvium, flood zone, backswamp, bottomland, floodway
- Nordic Terrainfjords, glacial valleys, glacial lakes, mountains, peaks
- Teraiplains, floodplains, rice paddies, rice paddy, sugarcane fields
- geographycontinents, continent, oceans, countries, country
- placescity, town, village, hamlet, building
lowlandshighlands
Elevated, hilly land areas
uplands · mountains · high ground · mountainous regions · hill country
lowlandsScottish Highlands
Mountainous northern Britain
Highlands · mountain ranges · the Himalayas · the Andes · piedmont