Caithness topographic map
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Caithness
Caithness extends about 30 miles (48 km) north-south and about 30 miles (48 km) east-west, with a roughly triangular-shaped area of about 712 sq mi (1,840 km2). The topography is generally flat, in contrast to the majority of the remainder of the North of Scotland. Until the latter part of the 20th century when large areas were planted in conifers, this level profile was rendered still more striking by the almost total absence of woodland.
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Name: Caithness topographic map, elevation, terrain.
Location: Caithness, Scotland, United Kingdom (58.13601 -3.85819 58.69752 -3.02396)
Average elevation: 259 ft
Minimum elevation: 0 ft
Maximum elevation: 2,129 ft
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