About Highland

Highlands or uplands are areas of high elevation such as a mountainous region, elevated mountainous plateau or high hills. Generally speaking, upland (or uplands) refers to ranges of hills, typically from 300 m (980 ft) up to 500–600 m (1,600–2,000 ft) while highland (or highlands) is usually reserved for ranges of low mountains. However, the two terms are sometimes interchangeable. == Highlands internationally == Probably the best-known area officially or unofficially referred to as highlands in the Anglosphere is the Scottish Highlands in northern Scotland, the mountainous region north and west of the Highland Boundary Fault. The Highland council area is a local government area in the Scottish Highlands and Britain's largest local government area.