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BARREN GROUNDS [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2009-08-12
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Geological and Other Scientific Names
- Biogeography
- Polar Geography
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- Barren Grounds
1, record 1, English, Barren%20Grounds
correct, plural, Canada, Northwest Territories
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- Barren Lands 2, record 1, English, Barren%20Lands
correct, plural, Canada, Northwest Territories
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Vast sub-Arctic prairie (tundra) region of northern mainland Canada lying principally in the territory of Nunavut but also including the eastern portion of the Northwest Territories. 3, record 1, English, - Barren%20Grounds
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
It extends westward from Hudson Bay to the Great Slave and Great Bear lakes, northward to the Arctic Ocean, and southward along the Hudson Bay coastal plain and consists of a low, glaciated, treeless plain lying below 1,000 feet (300 metres) in elevation. 3, record 1, English, - Barren%20Grounds
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Barren Lands: term used at Natural Resources Canada - Earth Sciences Sector. 4, record 1, English, - Barren%20Grounds
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Noms géologiques ou scientifiques
- Biogéographie
- Géographie du froid
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- Barren Grounds
1, record 1, French, Barren%20Grounds
correct, masculine noun, plural, Canada, Northwest Territories
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- Barren Lands 2, record 1, French, Barren%20Lands
correct, masculine noun, plural, Canada, Northwest Territories
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Toundras du Canada septentrional. 3, record 1, French, - Barren%20Grounds
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
La toundra s'étend, entre les déserts de glace au Nord et la taïga au Sud, sur des régions relativement arides (moins de 250 mm de précipitations annuelles). Elle couvre la façade maritime septentrionale de la Russie, l'extrême nord de la Scandinavie, le nord du Canada (Barren Grounds) et, dans l'hémisphère Sud, la Terre de Feu. 4, record 1, French, - Barren%20Grounds
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Joseph B. Tyrrell découvrit un ensemble de lacs traversés par la rivière Thelon : les lacs Beverly, Aberdeen (ainsi nommé par J.B. Tyrrell en hommage à Lord Aberdeen, Gouverneur Général de 1893 à 1898) et Schultz. Son frère James Williams Tyrrelll l'accompagna lors de son expédition des Barren Lands en 1893. 2, record 1, French, - Barren%20Grounds
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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