Interfluve

The East Styrian Hills south of Herberstein

An interfluve is a narrow, elongated and plateau-like or ridge-like landform between two valleys.[1][2] More generally, an interfluve is defined as an area of higher ground between two rivers in the same drainage system.[3]

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  2. ^ Leser, Hartmut, ed. (2005). Wörterbuch Allgemeine Geographie, 13th ed., dtv, Munich, p. 766, ISBN 978-3-423-03422-7.
  3. ^ Whittow, John (1984). Dictionary of Physical Geography. London: Penguin, 1984, p. 275. ISBN 0-14-051094-X.