These terminal moraines were formed during the Saale glaciation, are up to between 10 and 70 m (33 and 230 ft) above sea level (NN), and are covered by scattered woods and farmland.
[2] About 10 km (6.2 mi) south of the city boundary of Bremerhaven the Weser tributary, the Lune and its valley, cuts through the Wesermünde Geest.
The higher areas of this part of the geest, which are over 40 m (130 ft) above sea level (Normalnull) in places, form the region of Bremen Switzerland, the Lange Heide heath and the Eulenberg between Brillit and Basdahl.
The countless rivers and streams that cut through the ridges of the geest, form shallow valleys in which blanket bogs are found.
It was the headquarters of the eponymous Landkreis [de; it; nds; nl], in whose territory the largest part of the Wesermünde Geest lay.