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Plain

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

* Grassland
* Plateau
* Savanna
* Steppe
* Prairie
* Selva
* Veld
* Coastal plain



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