Barren Grounds

American  

plural noun

1. a sparsely inhabited region of tundra in N Canada, especially in the area W of Hudson Bay.

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Example Sentences

Arctic hares are still found regularly as far south as Fort Churchill, and in winter reach still farther south, while to the north-west they occupy suitable localities throughout the Barren Grounds.

From A Journey from Prince of Wales's Fort in Hudson's Bay to the Northern Ocean in the Years 1769, 1770, 1771, 1772 New Edition with Introduction, Notes, and Illustrations by Tyrrell, J. B.

In 1894 he again crossed the Barren Grounds, this time travelling from the north end of Reindeer Lake to a point on Hudson Bay, about 200 miles south-west of Chesterfield Inlet.

From A Journey from Prince of Wales's Fort in Hudson's Bay to the Northern Ocean in the Years 1769, 1770, 1771, 1772 New Edition with Introduction, Notes, and Illustrations by Tyrrell, J. B.

Low winter temperatures on the Barren Grounds do not appear to be a factor of prime importance in the seasonal distribution of R. a. arcticus.

From The Barren Ground Caribou of Keewatin by Harper, Francis

In many parts of the Barren Grounds there must be as many as 10 linear miles of caribou trails to every square mile of territory.

From The Barren Ground Caribou of Keewatin by Harper, Francis

Notes on the coastal district of the eastern Barren Grounds and Melville Peninsula from Igloolik to Cape Fullerton.

From The Barren Ground Caribou of Keewatin by Harper, Francis