Upland or Uplands may refer to:

Geography

Hill A hill is a landform that extends above the surrounding terrain. It often has a distinct summit, and is usually applied to peaks which are above elevation compared to the relative landmass, though not as prominent as Mountain, mountains. Hills ...

, an area of higher land, generally *

Highland Highlands or uplands are areas of high elevation such as a mountainous region, elevated mountainous plateau or high hills. Generally, ''upland'' refers to a range of hills, typically from up to , while ''highland'' is usually reserved for range ...

, an area of higher land divided into low and high points *

Upland and lowland Upland and lowland are conditional descriptions of a plain based on elevation above sea level. In studies of the ecology of freshwater rivers, habitats are classified as upland or lowland. Definitions Upland and lowland are portions of a ...

, conditional descriptions of a plain based on elevation above sea level *In

limnology Limnology ( ; ) is the study of inland aquatic ecosystems. It includes aspects of the biological, chemical, physical, and geological characteristics of fresh and saline, natural and man-made bodies of water. This includes the study of lakes, ...

and

freshwater biology Freshwater biology is the scientific biological study of freshwater ecosystems and is a branch of limnology. This field seeks to understand the relationships between living organisms in their physical environment. These physical environments may ...

, the

terrestrial ecosystem Terrestrial ecosystems are ecosystems that are found on land. Examples include tundra, taiga, temperate deciduous forest, tropical rain forest, grassland, deserts. Terrestrial ecosystems differ from aquatic ecosystems by the predominant presen ...

s above the

high water mark A high water mark is a point that represents the maximum rise of a body of water over land. Such a mark is often the result of a flood, but high water marks may reflect an all-time high, an annual high (highest level to which water rose tha ...

(

wetland A wetland is a distinct semi-aquatic ecosystem whose groundcovers are flooded or saturated in water, either permanently, for years or decades, or only seasonally. Flooding results in oxygen-poor ( anoxic) processes taking place, especially ...

) of a

riparian zone A riparian zone or riparian area is the interface between land and a river or stream. In some regions, the terms riparian woodland, riparian forest, riparian buffer zone, riparian corridor, and riparian strip are used to characterize a ripari ...

lake A lake is often a naturally occurring, relatively large and fixed body of water on or near the Earth's surface. It is localized in a basin or interconnected basins surrounded by dry land. Lakes lie completely on land and are separate from ...

shore A coast (coastline, shoreline, seashore) is the land next to the sea or the line that forms the boundary between the land and the ocean or a lake. Coasts are influenced by the topography of the surrounding landscape and by aquatic erosion, su ...

Places

Australia

* Upland, Queensland, a locality in the Barcaldine Region * Desert Uplands, a bio-region in Queensland

Canada

CFB Uplands Canadian Forces Base Uplands (also CFB Uplands) was a Canadian Forces Base located in Ottawa, Ontario. Most of the land which formed the base was transferred to the Ottawa Macdonald–Cartier International Airport after the base was closed in th ...

, a former Canadian Forces Base located in Ottawa, Ontario ** Uplands, Ottawa, a neighbourhood in Ottawa *

Uplands, Greater Victoria Uplands, Victoria (known locally as "the Uplands") is a neighbourhood located in the north east part of the District of Oak Bay, a suburb adjacent to Victoria, British Columbia, Canada, and situated between the neighbourhoods of Cadboro Bay and ...

, a Vancouver Island neighbourhood in the northeast Oak Bay, British Columbia ** Uplands Park, an undeveloped natural reserve in the Uplands neighbourhood *

Uplands Ski Centre Uplands Ski Centre is a small ski area located in Vaughan, in the Thornhill district, just north of Toronto. Operated by Uplands Golf Club, it constitutes a modest ski hill on a 36-hectare property. First opened in 1922, the club was purchased ...

, a ski area in Thornhill, Ontario * The Uplands, Edmonton, a future neighbourhood * Uplands, Ontario, a neighbourhood in the City of London, Ontario

Germany

Upland (mountain range) The Upland (Low German for ''Oberland'' "highland") is a low mountain region forming the northeastern part of the High Sauerland and belongs the German state of Hesse, unlike the remainder of the High Sauerland which lies in Westphalia. The Upla ...

, in Hesse and Westphalia

Kenya

* Uplands, an area in

Lari Constituency Lari Constituency is an Constituencies of Kenya, electoral constituency in Kenya, located in the northwestern part of Kiambu County. The constituency was established in 1966 from Limuru Constituency. Lari borders Kinangop Constituency, Kinangop ...

Norway

Uplands, Norway The Uplands (Old Norse: ''Upplǫnd'', Norwegian: ''Opplanda''), is an ancient name for the agricultural lands and forest regions to the north of Oslo in Norway. The term generally included the districts Romerike, Ringerike, Hedmarken, Toten, H ...

, an ancient name for the agricultural lands and forests to the north of Oslo in Norway

South Africa

* Uplands College, a high school near Mpumalanga, South Africa

Sweden

Uppland Uppland is a historical province or ' on the eastern coast of Sweden, just north of Stockholm, the capital. It borders Södermanland, Västmanland and Gästrikland. It is also bounded by lake Mälaren and the Baltic Sea. The name literally ...

, a historical province on the eastern coast of Sweden, including the northern shores of Stockholm, Sweden

United Kingdom

* Uplands, Gloucestershire, a

location In geography, location or place is used to denote a region (point, line, or area) on Earth's surface. The term ''location'' generally implies a higher degree of certainty than ''place'', the latter often indicating an entity with an ambiguous bou ...

in England *

Uplands, Swansea Uplands is a suburb and community of Swansea, Wales. It lies about a mile (2 km) to the west of Swansea city centre, and falls within the Uplands electoral ward. It is centred on the A4118 road, which links Swansea city centre and Sketty ...

, a suburb and community of Swansea, Wales **

Uplands (electoral ward) Uplands is name of an electoral ward coterminous with the community of Uplands, in the City and County of Swansea, Wales, UK. Description The electoral ward consists of some or all of the following areas: Uplands, Brynmill, St. Helen's, Cwmg ...

, an electoral ward in Swansea, Wales *

Uplands Academy Uplands Academy (formerly Uplands Community College) is a coeducational secondary school and sixth form located in Wadhurst, East Sussex, England. History It is rumoured that the school was built on the grounds of a large family house called Up ...

, a secondary school in Wadhurst, East Sussex, England *

Upland Britain Upland Britain refers to a semi-natural habitat of the British Isles, generally above , including:Joint Nature Con ...

, a list of semi-natural habitats

United States

Upland South The Upland South and Upper South are two overlapping cultural and geographic subregions in the inland part of the Southern United States. They differ from the Deep South and Atlantic coastal plain by terrain, history, economics, demographics, a ...

, the northern part of the Southern United States, in contrast to the Deep South *

Upland, California Upland is a city in San Bernardino County, California, United States, on the border with neighboring Los Angeles County. The municipality is located at an elevation of . As of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, the city had a population ...

, a city *

Upland, Indiana Upland (pronounced as "up-land") is a town in Jefferson Township, Grant County, Indiana, Jefferson Township, Grant County, Indiana, Grant County, Indiana, United States. The population was 3,821 at the 2020 census. It is the home of Taylor Univer ...

, a town * Indiana Uplands, a geographical region in south-central Indiana * Upland, Kansas, a rural unincorporated community * Upland, Nebraska, a village * Upland, Pennsylvania, a borough * Upland, Texas, a ghost town * Upland, West Virginia (disambiguation) * Uplands, Baltimore, a neighborhood

Other uses

Upland (restaurant) Upland is a restaurant located in the Manhattan borough of New York City. It opened in 2014 and is owned by Philadelphia-based restaurateur Stephen Starr. The interiors were designed by Roman and Williams. The firm also designed the interiors of ...

, a restaurant in New York City *''Upland'', a song by Edgar Froese from the album '' Aqua'' *Upland (UPL), a

wetland indicator status Wetland indicator status denotes the probability of individual species of vascular plants occurring in freshwater, brackish and Salt marsh, saltwater wetlands in the United States. The wetland status of 7,000 plants is determined upon information ...

for plants * Upland Brewing Company, a brewery in Bloomington, Indiana * Uplands nation, a student society at Uppsala University, Sweden *

Upland cotton ''Gossypium hirsutum'', also known as upland cotton or Mexican cotton, is the most widely planted species of cotton in the world. Globally, about 90% of all cotton production is of cultivars derived from this species. In the United States, the wo ...

, the cultivated ''Gossypium hirsutum'' cotton *Uplands Party, a political party that stands candidates in