Alūksne Upland (Alūksne Highland, Latvian: ''Alūksnes augstiene'') is a hilly area of higher elevation in eastern

Latvia Latvia ( or ; lv, Latvija ; ltg, Latveja; liv, Leţmō), officially the Republic of Latvia ( lv, Latvijas Republika, links=no, ltg, Latvejas Republika, links=no, liv, Leţmō Vabāmō, links=no), is a country in the Baltic region of ...

, in the historical region of

Vidzeme Vidzeme (; Old Latvian orthography: ''Widda-semme'', liv, Vidūmō) is one of the Historical Latvian Lands. The capital of Latvia, Riga, is situated in the southwestern part of the region. Literally meaning "the Middle Land", it is situated in n ...

. Sometimes it is referred to as the East Vidzeme Upland, to distinguish it from another hilly area of Vidzeme,

Vidzeme Upland The Vidzeme Upland or the Vidzeme Highland ( lv, Vidzemes augstiene) is a hilly area of higher elevation in northeastern Latvia, named after the historical region of Vidzeme. Sometimes it is referred to as the Central Vidzeme Upland, to distingui ...

, also known as the "Central Vidzeme Upland".

Geography

The upland continues into the neighboring Estonia as the

Haanja Upland Haanja Upland (also Haanja Highland, ) is a hilly area of higher elevation in southern Estonia Estonia, formally the Republic of Estonia, is a country by the Baltic Sea in Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by the Gulf of Fi ...

. The Alūksne Upland is part of the

drainage divide A drainage divide, water divide, ridgeline, watershed, water parting or height of land is elevated terrain that separates neighboring drainage basins. On rugged land, the divide lies along topographical ridges, and may be in the form of a singl ...

between Gauja and Daugava river basins.

References

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