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

Range.—Northern hemisphere; in America, chiefly east of Plains; breeds locally on coast and in interior from Gulf States to Barren Grounds and Greenland; winters south of United States to Brazil.

From Color Key to North American Birds with bibiographical appendix by Chapman, Frank M.

Caribou bodies are the primary bait for Wolves and Foxes on the Barren Grounds.

From The Barren Ground Caribou of Keewatin by Harper, Francis

This beautiful owl is common throughout the region, breeding on the Barren Grounds, and in winter moving southward into the wooded country.

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.

Since they do not normally venture to an appreciable distance into the Barren Grounds, their contacts with Caribou are mainly in the forested zone.

From The Barren Ground Caribou of Keewatin by Harper, Francis

From information supplied by Charles Schweder, it appears that virtually all of the animals desert the southern portion of the Barren Grounds at this season.

From The Barren Ground Caribou of Keewatin by Harper, Francis