According to Jordanes, the Catalaunian plain rose on one side by a sharp slope to a ridge.
From the coast on the Indian Ocean, the low plains rise to central highlands.
"The plain has risen, but the mountain is still a noticeable feature of the landscape."
The narrow coastal plain rises very rapidly into several mountain ranges.
In the south, a coastal plain, the Tihamah, rises gradually from the sea to the mountains.
A low, flat plain rose gently toward the cliff that contained their cave, ice covering tundra.
The plains rise higher and higher like swift grey walls piled up against invisible invaders.
Behind him rises a plain, two-story, shacklike house with a single open window.
And in the midst of that plain rose the walls and towers of a city.
To their left the flat plain rose gently to meet the hills a mile away.
