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In Geography , a is a large area of Land with relatively low relief. Plains may be more suitable for Farming than Plateau s or Mountain s. Plains are sometimes remnants of much larger features that are now largely Eroded , such as mountains or Volcano es.
- Abyssal Plain , a flat or very gently sloping area of the deep Ocean basin floor.
- Alluvial Plain , with formed by the deposition of Alluvial soil over a long period of time by a River coming from the Mountains .
- Coastal Plain , an area of flat, low-lying land adjacent to a sea coast and separated from the interior by other features.
- Flood Plain , flat or nearly flat land adjacent to a stream or river that experiences occasional or periodic Flooding .
- Fluvial Plain
- Lacustrine Plain , a plain that originally formed in a Lacustrine environment, that is, as the bed of a Lake
- Lava Plain , an expanse of land where Lava is flowing.
- Scroll Plain , an area where a river Meander s with a very low gradient.
- Till Plain , a flat plain of Glacial Till that forms when a sheet of Ice becomes detached from the main body of a Glacier and melts in place depositing the Sediment s it carried.
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