Plain
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In geography, a plain is a large area of land with relatively low relief. Plains may be more suitable for farming than plateaus or mountains. An alluvial plain is a landform formed by the deposition of alluvial soil over a long period of time by a river coming from the mountains.
List of famous plains:
- Australian Plains
- Canterbury Plains, New Zealand
- Great Plains, USA
- Indo-Gangetic plain
- Kanto plain, Japan
- Nullarbor Plain, Australia
- Khuzestan Plain, Iran
- Mazandaran Plain, Iran
- Salisbury Plain, England
See also
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