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The Westphalian Lowland, also known as the Westphalian Basin〔Elkins, T.H. (1972). ''Germany'' (3rd ed.). London: Chatto & Windus, 1972. . 〕 is a flat landscape that mainly lies within the German region of Westphalia, although small areas also fall within North Rhine (in the extreme southwest) and in Lower Saxony (on the northern periphery). Together with the neighbouring Lower Rhine Plain to the west, it represents the second most southerly region of the North German Plain, after the Cologne Bight. It is variously known in German as the ''Westfälische Bucht'' (Westphalian Bay), the ''Münsterländer'' or ''Westfälische Tieflands-'' or ''Flachlandsbucht'' (Münsterland or Westphalian Lowland or Plain). The Westphalian Lowland consists of the individual regions of Münsterland, the Emscherland in the (western) south, and regions even further south that flank the Sauerland around the Hellweg. The Westphalian Lowland is classified as a major unit group within the natural regions of Germany and is number ''54'' in the ''Handbook of the Natural Regional Divisions of Germany'' (''Handbuch der naturräumlichen Gliederung Deutschlands'') and region ''D34'' in the BfN system; both using the same boundaries. == Natural region divisions == From a natural region perspective the Westphalian Lowland major unit group is sub-divided into the following three-figure ''major units'':〔E. Meynen and J. Schmithüsen: Handbuch der naturräumlichen Gliederung Deutschlands - Bundesanstalt für Landeskunde, 6th edition, Remagen 1959 (9 editions in 8 books, 1953-1962, updated 1960 1:1,000,000 map with major units)〕〔(Bundesamt für Naturschutz: Naturräumliche Haupteinheiten Deutschlands ) (pdf online, 1.22 MB)〕 *''(to North German Plain'') ''(Norddeutsches Tiefland)'' * *54 (=D34) Westphalian Basin (Westfälische Bucht) * * * 540 East Münsterland (''Ostmünsterland'') * * * 541 Kernmünsterland * * * 542 Hellweg Börde (''Hellwegbörden'') * * * 543 Emscherland * * * 544 West Münsterland (''Westmünsterland'') * * * 545 West Hellweg (''Westenhellweg'') 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Westphalian Lowland」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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