What are the major landforms in Uruguay?

Uruguay’s low mountain landforms create a countryside of undulating hills. Its southern, eastern, western plains transition into a hilly inland topography. At an elevation of 1,685 feet, Cathedral Hill, also called Cerro Cordillera, marks the country’s highest point. read more

In this land of rivers, major ones include the Uruguay, which flows south along its entire border with Argentina, on into the River Plate (Rio de la Plata; the Negro, and the Yi (its largest tributary); the Cebollati, and the Yaguaron on the border with Brazil. read more

Topographically, most of Uruguay looks like a mid-point between the flat vastness of the Argentine Pampas and the low mountains of southern Brazil. The landscape features rolling hills and big skies, interrupted by a few cities and unique landforms like caves and gorges. read more