Editing Geography of Lithuania (section)

== Topography and drainage ==
[[File:Lithuania-topo-en.png|thumb|300px|Topographical map of Lithuania]]

Lithuania lies at the edge of the [[North European Plain]].<ref name=":0" /> Its landscape was shaped by the glaciers of the [[quaternary glaciation|last Ice Age]],<ref name=":0" /> which retreated about 25,000–22,000 years BP ([[Before Present]]).{{Citation needed|date=June 2021}} Lithuania's terrain is an alternation of moderate lowlands and highlands.<ref name=":0" /> The [[Aukštojas Hill|highest elevation]] is 297.84 meters above sea level, found in the eastern part of the republic and separated from the uplands of the western region of [[Samogitia]] by the fertile plains of the southwestern and central regions.<ref name=":0" /> The landscape is punctuated by 2,833 lakes larger than {{Convert|1|hectare}} and 1,600 smaller ponds.<ref name=":0" /> The majority of [[List of lakes in Lithuania|the lakes]] are found in the eastern part of the country.<ref name=":0" /> Lithuania also has 758 rivers longer than {{Convert|10|km}}.<ref name=":0" /> The largest river is the [[Neman River|Nemunas]] (total length {{Convert|917|km|abbr=on}}), which originates in Belarus.<ref name=":0" /> The other larger waterways are the [[Neris]] ({{Convert|510|km|abbr=on}}), [[Venta River|Venta]] ({{Convert|346|km|abbr=on}}), and [[Šešupė]] ({{Convert|298|km|abbr=on}}) rivers.<ref name=":0" /> However, only {{Convert|600|km}} of [[List of rivers in Lithuania|Lithuania's rivers]] are navigable.<ref name=":0" />

Once a heavily forested land, Lithuania's territory today consists of only 32.8 percent<ref>http://www.kontrastai.lt/?p=15825{{Dead link|date=December 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> woodlands—primarily [[pine]], [[spruce]], and [[birch]] forests.<ref name=":0" /> Ash and oak are very scarce.<ref name=":0" /> The forests are rich in mushrooms and berries,<ref name=":0" /> as well as a variety of plants.