Editing Brussels (section)

===Location and topography===
{{Further|Geography of Belgium}}
[[File:Brussels by Sentinel-2, 2020-05-30.jpg|thumb|A 2020 satellite image of the Greater Brussels area]]

Brussels lies in the north-central part of Belgium, about {{cvt|110|km}} from the Belgian coast and about {{cvt|180|km}} from Belgium's southern tip. It is located in the heartland of the Brabantian Plateau, about {{cvt|45|km}} south of [[Antwerp]] ([[Flanders]]), and {{cvt|50|km}} north of [[Charleroi]] ([[Wallonia]]). Its average [[elevation]] is {{cvt|57|m}} above [[sea level]], varying from a low point in the valley of the almost completely covered [[Senne (river)|Senne]], which cuts the Brussels-Capital Region from east to west, up to high points in the [[Sonian Forest]], on its southeastern side. In addition to the Senne, tributary streams such as the [[Maalbeek]] and the [[Woluwe]], to the east of the region, account for significant elevation differences. [[Central Boulevards of Brussels|Brussels' central boulevards]] are {{cvt|15|m}} above sea level.<ref>{{cite web|title=Brussels in figures 1|url=https://visit.brussels/en/article/brussels-in-figures|access-date=3 September 2017|website=visit.brussels|archive-date=3 September 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170903204837/https://visit.brussels/en/article/brussels-in-figures|url-status=live}}</ref> Contrary to popular belief, the highest point (at {{cvt|127.5 |m}}) is not near the {{lang|fr|Place de l'Altitude Cent|italic=no}}/{{lang|nl|Hoogte Honderdplein|italic=no}} in [[Forest, Belgium|Forest]], but at the {{lang|fr|Drève des Deux Montages|italic=no}}/{{lang|nl|Tweebergendreef|italic=no}} in the Sonian Forest.<ref>{{cite web|date=2019-05-22|title=Le point le plus haut de la région Bruxelloise se trouve en forêt de Soignes|url=https://www.rtbf.be/info/regions/detail_le-point-le-plus-haut-de-la-region-bruxelloise-se-trouve-en-foret-de-soignes?id=10227678|access-date=2021-02-10|website=RTBF Info|language=fr|archive-date=14 April 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210414225513/https://www.rtbf.be/info/regions/detail_le-point-le-plus-haut-de-la-region-bruxelloise-se-trouve-en-foret-de-soignes?id=10227678|url-status=live}}</ref>