Barren Lands

plural noun

the Barren Lands
a region of tundra in N Canada, extending westwards from Hudson Bay: sparsely inhabited, chiefly by Inuit Also known asthe Barren Grounds

They left behind them empty towns and barren lands; only a few charred stumps remained to show where the forests once stood.

Irrigation bids fair to be of vast benefit to the country as, little by little, barren lands are rendered fertile.

It suited English policy that even, the barren lands of Snowdon should be divided.

The very moss of the Barren Lands may yet prove to be of value, and be shipped to England as a fertilizer.

Here, the wayfarer finds himself lost in a long reach of comparatively barren lands.

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