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• Tundra — In physical geography, tundra is an area where the tree growth is hindered by low temperatures and short growing seasons. The term tundra comes from Kildin Sami tūndâr uplands, tundra, treeless mountain tract . There are two types of tundra:… …   Wikipedia

• tundra — /tun dreuh, toon /, n. one of the vast, nearly level, treeless plains of the arctic regions of Europe, Asia, and North America. [1835 45; < Russ túndra < Lappish; cf. Kola Lappish tundar flat elevated area] * * * Treeless, level or rolling ground …   Universalium

• Lichen — For other uses, see Lichen (disambiguation). Lichenes from Ernst Haeckel s Artforms of Nature, 1904 …   Wikipedia

• Lichen islandicus — Isländisches Moos Isländisches Moos (Cetraria islandica) Systematik Abteilung: Schlauchpilze (Ascomycota) …   Deutsch Wikipedia

• Tundra — Toundra Biome de la toundra La toundra sur les plaines côtières de l Alaska Caractéristiques Répar …   Wikipédia en Français

• Antipodes Subantarctic Islands tundra — The Antipodes Subantarctic Islands tundra is a tundra ecoregion that includes five island groups in the Southern Ocean: the Bounty Islands, Auckland Islands, Antipodes Islands and Campbell Island groups of New Zealand, and Macquarie Island of… …   Wikipedia

• cañada — /keuhn yah deuh, yad euh/, n. Chiefly Western U.S. 1. a dry riverbed. 2. a small, deep canyon. [1840 50; < Sp, equiv. to cañ(a) CANE + ada n. suffix] * * * Canada Introduction Canada Background: A land of vast distances and rich natural resources …   Universalium

• Canada — /kan euh deuh/, n. a nation in N North America: a member of the Commonwealth of Nations. 29,123,194; 3,690,410 sq. mi. (9,558,160 sq. km). Cap.: Ottawa. * * * Canada Introduction Canada Background: A land of vast distances and rich natural… …   Universalium

• Ural Mountains — a mountain range in the W Russian Federation, extending N and S from the Arctic Ocean to near the Caspian Sea, forming a natural boundary between Europe and Asia. Highest peak, Mt. Narodnaya, 6214 ft. (1894 m). Also called Urals. * * * Mountain… …   Universalium

• Labrador tea — Labrador tea, is a name commonly applied to two species: Ledum palustre (Northern Labrador Tea, also known as Rhododendron tomentosum) and Ledum groenlandicum (Bog Labrador Tea). In Labrador itself, Labrador Tea is also frequently called Indian… …   Wikipedia

• Lapland Nature Reserve — ▪ reserve, Russia Russian  Laplandsky Zapovednik,         natural area set aside for research in the natural sciences in the western part of the Kola Peninsula, northwestern Russia. It lies west of Lake Imandra and has an area of 1,075 square… …   Universalium