upland
n
(often pl 常作复数) higher or inland parts of a country (一国的)高地, 内陆地区
the barren upland(s) of central Spain 西班牙中部的贫瘠高地
[attrib 作定语]
an upland region 高地区域.
After switching on powerful arc lights, they saw great stalagmites -- some of them over forty feet high -- rising up like tree-trunks to meet the stalactites suspended from the roof.