comes from the Russian "??????" (tundra). The first use of tundra in English was in 1824, spelled "toundra", possibly indicating borrowing from French. The origin of the Russian word is uncertain: it may be a borrowing of the word "??????" (tundar) the Sámi language family word for "fell", "elevated wasteland" or "marshy plain", from the 16th century.Some sources attribute the origin to Finnish tunturi for "treeless plain"..

Arctic

Arctic tundra

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