Terrain In 36 editions of 36.

• highest elevation is Mt. Everest at 8,848 meters and lowest elevation is the Dead Sea at 392 meters below sea level;
• greatest ocean depth is the Marianas Trench at 10,924 meters

• mostly high plateau and desert;
• some mountains;
• narrow, discontinuous coastal plain

narrow coastal plain rises abruptly to vast interior plateau

a volcanic rock 2.4 m high

mostly flat to undulating plain; some hills and low mountains

predominately flat to gently rolling tableland; Kalahari Desert in southwest

mostly flat to dissected, undulating plains; hills in west and southeast

mostly rolling to hilly highland; some plains

• steep,
• rugged,
• rocky,
• volcanic

• diverse with coastal plain in southwest,
• dissected plateau in center,
• mountains in west,
• plains in north

• vast,
• flat to rolling,
• monotonous plateau;
• scattered hills in northeast and southwest

• broad,
• arid plains in center,
• desert in north,
• mountains in northwest,
• lowlands in south

volcanic islands, interiors vary from steep mountains to low hills

vast central basin is a low-lying plateau; mountains in east

• coastal plain,
• southern basin,
• central plateau,
• northern basin

mostly flat to undulating plains; mountains in northwest

coastal plain and plateau separated by central mountains

vast desert plateau interrupted by Nile valley and delta

coastal plains rise to interior hills; islands are volcanic

mostly mountains and hills; some moderately sloping plains

high plateau with central mountain range divided by Great Rift Valley

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• narrow coastal plain;
• hilly interior;
• savanna in east and south

flood plain of the Gambia River flanked by some low hills

mostly low plains with dissected plateau in south-central area

undetermined

generally flat coastal plain, hilly to mountainous interior

mostly low coastal plain rising to savanna in east

undetermined

low plains rise to central highlands bisected by Great Rift Valley; fertile plateau in west

mostly highland with some plateaus, hills, and mountains

mostly flat to rolling coastal plains rising to rolling plateau and low mountains in northeast

• mostly barren,
• flat to undulating plains,
• plateaus,
• depressions

narrow coastal plain, high plateau and mountains in center

• narrow elongated plateau with rolling plains,
• rounded hills,
• some mountains

mostly flat to rolling northern plains covered by sand; savanna in south, rugged hills in northeast

mostly barren, flat plains of the Sahara; some central hills

small coastal plain rising to discontinuous mountains encircling central plateau

generally undulating with ancient volcanic peaks, deep ravines

mostly mountains with rich coastal plains

• mostly coastal lowlands,
• uplands in center,
• high plateaus in northwest,
• mountains in west

• mostly high plateau;
• Namib Desert along coast;
• Kalahari Desert in east

• predominately desert plains and sand dunes;
• flat to rolling plains in south;
• hills in north

southern lowlands merge into central hills and plateaus; mountains in southeast, plains in north

mostly rugged and mountainous; fertile lowlands along coast

mostly grassy uplands and hills; mountains in west

rugged, volcanic; small scattered plateaus and plains

volcanic, mountainous

• generally low,
• rolling,
• plains rising to foothills in southeast

• Mahe Group is granitic,
• narrow coastal strip,
• rocky,
• hilly;
• others are coral,
• flat,
• elevated reefs

• coastal belt of mangrove swamps,
• wooded hill country,
• upland plateau,
• mountains in east

mostly flat to undulating plateau rising to hills in north

vast interior plateau rimmed by rugged hills and narrow coastal plain

generally flat, featureless plain; mountains in east and west

• plains along coast;
• central plateau;
• highlands in north, south

• gently rolling savanna in north;
• central hills;
• southern plateau;
• low coastal plain with extensive lagoons and marshes

sandy

• mountains in north;
• hot, dry central plain;
• semiarid south merges into the Sahara

mostly plateau with rim of mountains

mostly low, flat desert with large areas of rocky or sandy surfaces rising to small mountains in south and northeast

mostly high plateau with some hills and mountains

mostly high plateau with higher central plateau (high veld); mountains in east

• about 98% thick continental ice sheet, with average elevations between 2,000 and 4,000 meters;
• mountain ranges up to 5,000 meters high;
• ice-free coastal areas include parts of southern Victoria Land, Wilkes Land, and the scientific research areas of Graham Land and Ross Island on McMurdo Sound;
• glaciers form ice shelves along about half of coastline

• volcanic;
• maximum elevation about 800 meters;
• coast is mostly inacessible

volcanic

Heard Island--bleak and mountainous, with an extinct volcano; McDonald Islands--small and rocky

• most of the islands, rising steeply from the sea, are rugged and mountainous;
• South Georgia is largely barren and has steep, glacier-covered mountains;
• the South Sandwich Islands are of volcanic origin with some active volcanoes

• flat to gradually sloping icecap covers all but a narrow,
• mountainous,
• barren,
• rocky coast

mostly plateau interspersed with mountain peaks, icefields; coast deeply indented by bays and fiords

volcanic island, partly covered by glaciers; Beerenberg is the highest peak, with an elevation of 2,277 meters

• wild, rugged mountains;
• much of high land ice covered;
• west coast clear of ice about half the year;
• fjords along west and north coasts

mostly rugged mountains; plains in north and southwest

mostly flat alluvial plain; hilly in southeast

mostly mountainous with some fertile valleys and savanna

flat and low (up to 4 meters in elevation)

mostly mountains, high plateaus, deserts in west; plains, deltas, and hills in east

• upland plain (Deccan Plateau) in south,
• flat to rolling plain along the Ganges,
• deserts in west,
• Himalayas in north

mostly rugged and mountainous

• mostly hills and mountains separated by deep,
• narrow valleys;
• coastal plains wide in west,
• discontinuous in east

mostly hills and mountains; wide coastal plains in west and south

flat with elevations only as high as 2.5 meters

• vast semidesert and desert plains;
• mountains in west and southwest;
• Gobi Desert in southeast

• Tarai or flat river plain of the Ganges in south,
• central hill region,
• rugged Himalayas in north

• flat Indus plain in east;
• mountains in north and northwest;
• Balochistan plateau in west

mostly low, flat to rolling plain; mountains in south-central interior

flat and low-lying island of coral and limestone

mostly low-lying limestone and coral islands with some higher volcanic areas

flat with a few hills; scant vegetation

long, flat coral formations with some low rounded hills

relatively flat; rises gently to central highland region

flat, swampy coastal plain; low mountains in south

coral islands relatively flat; volcanic islands steep, hilly

low-lying limestone base surrounded by coral reefs

coastal plains separated by rugged mountains

mostly flat to rolling plains with rugged hills and mountains in the southeast

rugged mountains of volcanic origin

rugged highlands and mountains with fertile valleys interspersed

mostly mountains with narrow coastal belt and central plateau

volcanic in origin with central mountains

Basse-Terre is volcanic in origin with interior mountains; Grand-Terre is low limestone formation

mostly mountains with narrow coastal plains and rolling limestone plateau (Peten)

mostly rough and mountainous

mostly mountains in interior, narrow coastal plains

mostly mountains with narrow, discontinuous coastal plain

mountainous with indented coastline; dormant volcano

• volcanic islands,
• mostly mountainous,
• with small coastal lowland

raised coral and limestone plateau, flat to undulating; ringed by vertical white cliffs (9 to 15 meters high)

generally hilly, volcanic interiors

extensive Atlantic coastal plains rising to central interior mountains; narrow Pacific coastal plain interrupted by volcanoes

• interior mostly steep,
• rugged mountains and dissected,
• upland plains;
• coastal areas largely plains and rolling hills

mostly mountains with coastal plain belt in north; mountains precipitous to sea on west coast

volcanic with mountainous interiors

volcanic and mountainous with some broad, fertile valleys

volcanic, mountainous; Soufriere volcano on the island of St. Vincent

mostly plains with some hills and low mountains

low, flat limestone; extensive marshes and mangrove swamps

mostly hilly to rugged and mountainous with little level land

mostly mountains and hills; small plains along coast

rugged mountains dissected by narrow valleys

mostly mountains with Alps in west and south; mostly flat, with gentle slopes along eastern and northern margins

• flat coastal plains in northwest,
• central rolling hills,
• rugged mountains of Ardennes Forest in southeast

mostly mountains with lowlands in north and south

mixture of hills and mountains separated by plains and basins

low and flat to gently rolling plains

• rugged,
• rocky,
• some low peaks;
• cliffs along most of coast

mostly low, flat to rolling plains interspersed with lakes and low hills

mostly flat plains or gently rolling hills in north and west; remainder is mountainous, especially Pyrenees in south, Alps in east

mostly flat plain with hills and mountains in south

• lowlands in north,
• uplands in center,
• Bavarian Alps in south

a narrow coastal lowland borders The Rock

mostly mountains with ranges extending into sea as peninsulas or chains of islands

mostly level with low hills in southwest

low hill

mostly flat to rolling plains

mostly level to rolling interior plain surrounded by rugged hills and low mountains; sea cliffs on west coast

hills in north and south bisected by central valley

mostly rugged and mountainous; some plains, coastal lowlands

gently rolling plain with low, rugged hills along north coast

mostly mountainous (Alps) with Rhine Valley in western third

• mostly gently rolling uplands with broad, shallow valleys;
• uplands to slightly mountainous in the north;
• steep slope down to Moselle floodplain in the southeast

• mostly low,
• rocky,
• flat to dissected plains;
• many coastal cliffs

• hilly,
• rugged,
• rocky

mostly coastal lowland and reclaimed land (polders); some hills in southeast

• glaciated;
• mostly high plateaus and rugged mountains broken by fertile valleys;
• small, scattered plains;
• coastline deeply indented by fjords;
• arctic tundra in north

mostly flat plain, mountains along southern border

mountainous north of the Tagus, rolling plains in south

central Transylvanian Basin is separated from the plain of Moldavia on the east by the Carpathian Mountains and separated from the Walachian Plain on the south by the Transylvanian Alps

rugged mountains

• broad plain with low hills west of Urals;
• vast coniferous forest and tundra in Siberia,
• deserts in Central Asia,
• mountains in south

large, flat to dissected plateau surrounded by rugged hills; Pyrenees in north

mostly flat or gently rolling lowlands; mountains in west

mostly mountains (Alps in south, Jura in northwest) with a central plateau of rolling hills, plains, and large lakes

mostly rugged hills and low mountains; level to rolling plains in east and southeast

mostly mountains with large areas of karst topography; plain in north

mostly low desert plain rising gently to low central escarpment

central plain with mountains to north and south

flat to rolling, sand and dune covered coastal plain

• rugged, mountainous rim;
• high, central basin with deserts, mountains;
• small, discontinuous plains along both coasts

• mostly broad plains;
• reedy marshes in southeast;
• mountains along borders with Iran and Turkey

sandy desert

• Negev desert in the south;
• low coastal plain;
• central mountains;
• Jordan Rift Valley

mostly desert plateau in east, highland area in west; Great Rift Valley separates East and West Banks of the Jordan River

flat to slightly undulating desert plain

narrow coastal plain; Al Biqa (Bekaa Valley) separates Lebanon and Anti-Lebanon Mountains

vast central desert plain, rugged mountains in north and south

mostly flat and barren desert covered with loose sand and gravel

mostly uninhabited, sandy desert

• primarily semiarid and desert plateau;
• narrow coastal plain;
• mountains in west

• mostly mountains;
• narrow coastal plain;
• high central plateau (Anatolia)

flat, barren coastal plain merging into rolling sand dunes of vast desert wasteland; mountains in east

• mostly rugged dissected upland,
• some vegetation in west,
• but barren in east

• narrow coastal plain (Tihama);
• western mountains;
• flat dissected plain in center sloping into desert interior of Arabian Peninsula

• mostly upland desert plains;
• narrow,
• flat,
• sandy coastal plain backed by flat-topped hills and rugged mountains

low hills separated by fertile depressions

mostly plains with mountains in west and lowlands in southeast

coral atoll

high, rugged mountains, low coastal plains, high plateaus, and desert