driftless area

noun

1. a tract of land that was once surrounded but never covered by a continental glacier, consequently having no glacial deposits.

Example Sentences

Drury is also the author of Hunts in Dreams, The Driftless Area, and The Black Brook.

From The Daily Beast

Thus the driftless area is in strong contrast with the immature drift topography about it, where lakes and waterfalls are common.

From Project Gutenberg

A comparison of otherwise similar counties lying within and without the driftless area shows an astonishing contrast.

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In the driftless area the average value per acre in 1910 was less than $24, while in the glaciated area it was nearly $64.

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In the glaciated area 61 per cent of the land is improved and in the driftless area only 43.5 per cent.

From Project Gutenberg

The ice, for some reason, failed to cover this driftless area though it overwhelmed the territory on all sides.

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