North European Plain
The North European Plain is a geomorphological region in Europe that covers all or parts of Belgium, the Netherlands, Germany, Denmark, and Poland.
It consists of the low plains between the Hercynian Europe to the south and coastlines of the North Sea and the Baltic Sea to the north. These two seas are separated by the Jutland Peninsula. The North European Plain is connected to the East European Plain, together forming the majority of the Great European Plain.
Geography
Elevations vary between 0 and 200 m. While mostly used as farmland, the region also contains bogs, heath and lakes.The Wadden Sea, a large tidal area, is located on the North Sea coast.
A number of freshwater lagoons including the Szczecin Lagoon, the Vistula Lagoon and the Curonian Lagoon are found on the Baltic Sea coast.
Location
The North European Plain covers Flanders, the Netherlands, Northern Germany, Denmark, and most of central-western Poland; it touches the Czech Republic and southwestern part of Sweden as well.Parts of eastern England can also be considered part of the same plain; as they share its low-lying character and were connected by land to the continent during the last ice age. The Northern European Plains are located also under the Baltic Sea.
Rivers
Major river-drainage basins include, from west to east: The Ems, Weser, Elbe, Oder, Vistula and this region of Europe is where the Rhine river starts.The soils surrounding the river basins are thin, making agriculture difficult.