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tundra

[ tuhn-druh, toon- ]

noun

  1. one of the vast, nearly level, treeless plains of the Arctic regions of Europe, Asia, and North America.


tundra

/ ˈ³ÙÊŒ²Ô»å°ùÉ™ /

noun

    1. a vast treeless zone lying between the ice cap and the timberline of North America and Eurasia and having a permanently frozen subsoil
    2. ( as modifier )

      tundra vegetation

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tundra

/ ³ÙÅ­²Ô′»å°ùÉ™ /

  1. A cold, treeless, usually lowland area of far northern regions. The lower strata of soil of tundras are permanently frozen, but in summer the top layer of soil thaws and can support low-growing mosses, lichens, grasses, and small shrubs.

tundra

  1. A land area near the North Pole where the soil is permanently frozen a few feet underground.
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Notes

There are no trees on the tundra: the vegetation is primarily lichens and mosses.
Tundra is widespread in Lapland and in the far northern portions of Alaska , Canada , and the Soviet Union .
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Origin of tundra1

First recorded in 1840–45; from Russian ³Ùú²Ô»å°ù²¹, from Sami tundar “hillâ€; compare Kola Sami ³ÙÅ«²Ô»å²¹°ù “flat elevated areaâ€; akin to Finnish tunturi “Arctic hillâ€
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of tundra1

C19: from Russian, from Lapp tundar hill; related to Finnish tunturi treeless hill
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These extremely remote islands about 1,000 miles north of Antarctica consist mostly of barren tundra.

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Its stated goal is to create herds of what it calls mammoth-like creatures to live in the arctic tundra.

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The Arctic tundra is being transformed into an overall source of CO2, thanks to warming and frequent fires, according to the US science group NOAA.

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We tag along with a group from PBI to search for bears on the sub-Arctic tundra - just a few miles from town.

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The idea of assembling furniture or venturing out into the tundra for sustenance felt cruel.

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