A tract of land, or a region, uncultivated and uninhabited by human beings, whether a forest or a wide, barren plain; a wild; a waste; a desert; a pathless waste of any kind.
An area of public land, designated by Congress, where man is only a visitor. Wilderness areas allow no motorized equipment, and usually no vegetative management of any kind. The most restrictive land use category among the public lands.
'a large tract of land remote at its core from mechanised access or settlement, substantially unmodified by modern technological society or capable of being restored to that state, and of a sufficient size to make practicable its long-term protection of its natural systems'. (The Macquarie Dictionary 1997)
(Wilderness Area) Undeveloped federal land retaining its primeval character, without permanent human habitation or improvements. It is protected and managed to preserve its natural condition. Wilderness Areas are designated by Congress. (See ' pre existing use')
A large area that remains essentially unmanaged and unmodified by human beings.
Area where the earth and its community of life have not been seriously disturbed by humans and where humans are only temporary visitors.
land remaining in basically wild (i.e., undisturbed) condition, with few if any traces of human activities.
a Congressionally-designated area that provides opportunities for solitude and primitive, unconfined recreational experiences. There are no constructed facilities such as campgrounds, picnic areas, or interpretive sites and motorized and mechanized vehicles are prohibited.
An area of undeveloped land affected primarily by the forces of nature; and area where humans are visitors who do not remain.
a wild and uninhabited area
a roadless area left in its pristine natural condition
a vast protected, pristine environment that is so large that natural processes, such as the migration of animals, can occur freely
Area between Cities, whether inhabited or not. Also called the Wilds.
A large tract of wild, primitive country, with its land and waters and its native plant and animal communities substantially unmodified by human activity.
A designated area defined in the Wilderness Act of 1964 in the following way: A wilderness, in contrast with those areas where man and his own works dominate the landscape, is hereby recognized as an area where the earth and its community of life are untrammeled by man, where man himself is a visitor who does not remain. An area of wilderness is further defined to mean in this Act an area of undeveloped federal land retaining its primeval character and influence, without permanent improvements or human habitation, which is protected and managed so as to preserve its natural conditions and which – (a) generally appears to have been affected primarily by the forces of nature, with the imprint of man's work substantially unnoticeable; (b) has outstanding opportunities for solitude or a primitive and unconfined type of recreation; (c) has at least five thousand acres of land or is of sufficient size as to make practicable its preservation and use in an unimpaired condition; and (d) may also contain ecological, geological, or other features of scientific, educational, scenic, or historical value.
Land under federal and state statues that are set aside to maintain these areas in primitive condition and are closed to any timber harvest or mechanized equipment.
An area of the heap set aside as unallocated. It is generally used for large object allocation and is associated with compaction avoidance.
An area of federal land, usually 5,000 acres or more, where the impact of man is largely unnoticeable, and which has been designated as wilderness by Congress.
An area of undeveloped land retaining its primeval character, without any substantial impact of human habitation or activities.
"An enduring natural area of sufficient size to protect pristine ecosystems which may serve physical and spiritual well being. It is an area where little or no persistent evidence of human intrusion is permitted so that ecosystems may continue to evolve." National Wilderness Colloquium (1988).
Undeveloped land and associated water resources retaining their primeval character and influence.
An area of land designated by Congress to be managed according to the Wilderness Act of 1964.
Those areas protected by the provisions of the 1964 Wilderness Act. These areas are characterized by a lack of human interference in natural processes.
Land that, together with its plant and animal communities, is in a state that has not been substantially modified by and is remote from the influences of European settlement or is capable of being restored to such a state; is of sufficient size to make its maintenance in such a state feasible; and is capable of providing opportunities for solitude and self-reliant recreation. For the purpose of developing the CAR reserve system, high-quality wilderness was assessed using the methods of the National Wilderness Inventory that measures wilderness quality on a class scale by adding scores derived from 4 standard indicators. These indicators are: remoteness from settlement; remoteness from access; apparent naturalness; and biophysical naturalness.
Planted area between garden and park in landscape gardens from late 17th century.
A tract or region uncultivated and uninhabited by human beings, essentially undisturbed by human activity, together with its naturally developed life community, generally an empty pathless area. The Wilderness Act of 1964 defines wilderness as an area "where the earth and its community of life are untrammeled by man."
Wilderness is generally defined as a natural environment on Earth that has not been modified by human activity. Ecologists consider wilderness areas to be an integral part of the planet's self-sustaining natural ecosystem (the biosphere).
The wilderness is a barren area in the game Rune Scape. It was originally the only place for players to fight each other, and is still the most dangerous method of player versus player combat in RuneScape.
