Water from the river is used to grow sugar cane on the coastal plains surrounding the Russell River's lower reaches.

When the storm hit, sweeping across the plains surrounding the town, the thunder cracked and roared overhead as if the heavens themselves were disintegrating.

She hadn't been watching the altimeter the night of her escape or realized that the plains surrounding the city had altered to a hilly terrain.

The plains surrounding the river are quite flat.

Here, the lights of bars beckon brightly against the relentlessly flat, snowy plains surrounding them, and people often preach personal responsibility.

The plains surrounding the lakes are called Pumice Flats.

The floor of the crater is 580 metres (1,914 feet) below the plains surrounding the crater.

The country was so flat, it reminded Ludmila of the endless plain surrounding Kiev.

The plains surrounding the rim show evidence of polyhydrated sulfate.

Something's making that canyon warmer than the plains surrounding it.