Lowland

In physical geography, a lowland is any broad expanse of land with a general low level. The term is thus applied to the landward portion of the upward slope from oceanic depths to continental highlands, to a region of depression in the interior of a mountainous region, to a plain of denudation, or to any region in contrast to a highland. The Lowlands and Highlands of Scotland are typical.

See also

• Lowlands
• Lowland (freshwater ecology)

This article incorporates text from the 1911 Encyclopædia Britannica, a publication in the public domain.