tablelands
Elevated flat terrain
Tablelands are elevated flat areas of land—plateaus.
The term emphasizes the table-like quality: a broad, level surface rising above surrounding terrain.
The tablelands stretched for miles, broken only by occasional mesas.
Often used in geographical names: the Atherton Tablelands of Australia.
Flat highland area
- mesaFlat-topped steep-sided elevation
- butteIsolated flat-topped hill
- escarpmentSteep slope dividing elevations
- flatlandLevel, unvaried terrain
terrace · bench · shelf · platform · massif · horst · cuesta · peneplain
Remote interior wilderness
- pampasSouth American treeless plains
- steppeTreeless Eurasian grassland
- veldAfrican open grassland
- prairieOpen grassy flatland
heath · grassland · scrubland · badlands · karst · canyon · gorge · watershed
plateau
Flat highland area
- mesaFlat-topped steep-sided elevation
- butteIsolated flat-topped hill
- escarpmentSteep slope dividing elevations
flatland · terrace · bench · shelf · platform · massif · horst · cuesta · peneplain · pediment
outback
Remote interior wilderness
prairie · heath · grassland · scrubland · badlands · karst · canyon · gorge · watershed · basin
grassland
Treeless herb-covered ecosystem
semiarid · rangeland · pasture · grazing · erosion · sediment · alluvial · weathering · windswept · sparse
altitude
Measured height above reference
knoll · tor · fell · acclivity · promontory · height · crest · brow · rim · bluff
- landformsmountain, cliff, valley, volcano, mountain ridge
- landscapesmountain, valley, hills, scenery, vistas
- Australian landscapesoutback, bushland, bush, red desert, billabong
- Great PlainsGreat Plains, high plains, High Plains, grassland, grasslands
- highlandsScottish Highlands, highlands, Grampians, hill country, Central Highlands
- Plains Landscapesplains, prairies, grasslands, grassland, flatland
tablelandslowlands
Low-elevation flat terrain
valleys · plains · basins · depressions · floodplains