The Alūksne Upland is a hilly area of higher elevation in eastern Latvia

Latvia

Latvia , officially the Republic of Latvia , is a country in the Baltic region of Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by Estonia , to the south by Lithuania , to the east by the Russian Federation , to the southeast by Belarus and shares maritime borders to the west with Sweden...

, in the historical region of Vidzeme

Vidzeme

Vidzeme is one of the historical and cultural regions of Latvia. Literally meaning "the Middle Land" it is situated in north-central Latvia north of the Daugava River...

. Sometimes it is referred to as the East Vidzeme Upland, to distinguish it from another hilly area of Vidzeme, Vidzeme Upland

Vidzeme Upland

The Vidzeme Upland is a hilly area of higher elevation in northeastern Latvia, named after the historical region of Vidzeme...

, also known as the "Central Vidzeme Upland".

Geography

The upland continues into the neighboring Estonia as the Haanja Upland

Haanja Upland

The Haanja Upland is a hilly area of higher elevation in southern Estonia. -Geography:The upland continues into the neighboring Latvia as the Alūksne Upland....

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The Alūksne Upland is part of the drainage divide between Gauja

Gauja

The Gauja is one of the longest rivers in Latvia, with a length of and a catchment area of . Its source is in the hills southeast of Cēsis. It first flows east and north and forms the border with Estonia for about . South of Valga and Valka, it turns west towards Valmiera, continuing southwest...

 and Daugava river basins.