Beyond the river lies the vast plain of the Po valley.

The plains lie 4-5 km below the mean radius of the planet.

In the centre of the département lies a fertile plain.

To the west of the Andes lie the coastal plains and a more tropical climate.

The plain of former Lake Copais lies to the south.

When at last we emerged into the open we found ourselves on a plain, perhaps a mile wide, lying between the hills and the river.

To the west of these hills lie the Konkan coastal plains, 50-80 kilometres in width.

The plain of Le Neubourg lies to the south.

To the south of this lies a broad plain, initially swampy but now drained and expanded by reclamation.

To the north, narrow fertile plains lie between the mountains and the sea, allowing for moderately intensive farming of livestock.