word | | Terrain |
| vary | Micronesia, Federated States of | islands vary geologically from high mountainous islands to low, coral atolls; volcanic outcroppings on Pohnpei, Kosrae, and Chuuk |
| varying | Palau | varying geologically from the high, mountainous main island of Babelthuap to low, coral islands usually fringed by large barrier reefs |
| vast | Angola | narrow coastal plain rises abruptly to vast interior plateau |
| vast | Central African Republic | vast, flat to rolling, monotonous plateau; scattered hills in northeast and southwest |
| vast | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | vast central basin is a low-lying plateau; mountains in east |
| vast | Egypt | vast desert plateau interrupted by Nile valley and delta |
| vast | Mongolia | vast semidesert and desert plains, grassy steppe, mountains in west and southwest; Gobi Desert in south-central |
| vast | Russia | broad plain with low hills west of Urals; vast coniferous forest and tundra in Siberia; uplands and mountains along southern border regions |
| vast | South Africa | vast interior plateau rimmed by rugged hills and narrow coastal plain |
| vast | United Arab Emirates | flat, barren coastal plain merging into rolling sand dunes of vast desert wasteland; mountains in east |
| vast | United States | vast central plain, mountains in west, hills and low mountains in east; rugged mountains and broad river valleys in Alaska; rugged, volcanic topography in Hawaii |
| vegetation | Aruba | flat with a few hills; scant vegetation |
| vegetation | West Bank | mostly rugged dissected upland, some vegetation in west, but barren in east |
| veld | Zimbabwe | mostly high plateau with higher central plateau (high veld); mountains in east |
| vertical | Navassa Island | raised coral and limestone plateau, flat to undulating; ringed by vertical white cliffs (9 to 15 m high) |
| Victoria | Antarctica | ... meters; mountain ranges up to nearly 5,000 meters; ice-free coastal areas include parts of southern Victoria Land, Wilkes Land, the Antarctic Peninsula area, and parts of Ross Island on McMurdo Sound ... |
| volcanic | American Samoa | five volcanic islands with rugged peaks and limited coastal plains, two coral atolls (Rose Island, Swains Island) |
| volcanic | Antigua and Barbuda | mostly low-lying limestone and coral islands, with some higher volcanic areas |
| volcanic | Bouvet Island | volcanic; coast is mostly inaccessible |
| volcanic | British Virgin Islands | coral islands relatively flat; volcanic islands steep, hilly |
| volcanic | Cape Verde | steep, rugged, rocky, volcanic |
| volcanic | Comoros | volcanic islands, interiors vary from steep mountains to low hills |
| volcanic | Cook Islands | low coral atolls in north; volcanic, hilly islands in south |
| volcanic | Costa Rica | coastal plains separated by rugged mountains including over 100 volcanic cones, of which several are major volcanoes |
| volcanic | Dominica | rugged mountains of volcanic origin |
| volcanic | Equatorial Guinea | coastal plains rise to interior hills; islands are volcanic |
| volcanic | Fiji | mostly mountains of volcanic origin |
| volcanic | France | ... French Guiana: low-lying coastal plains rising to hills and small mountains Guadeloupe: Basse-Terre is volcanic in origin with interior mountains; Grande-Terre is low limestone formation; most of the seven ... |
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