protected wilderness

collocation in English

meaningsofprotectedandwilderness

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protected
adjective
uk
/prəˈtek.tɪd/us
/prəˈtek.tɪd/
a protected area or animal is affected by laws that prevent it ...
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wilderness
noun[C usually singular]
uk
/ˈwɪl.də.nəs/us
/ˈwɪl.dɚ.nəs/
an area of land that has not been used to grow crops or had towns and roads built on it, especially because it is difficult to live in as a result of its extremely cold or hot weather or ...
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(Definition ofprotectedandwildernessfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofprotected wilderness

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National parks should be protected, but, at the same time, should be developed for people to live in and work the land; we should not have simply aprotectedwilderness.
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Comprising over 6,000 acres it is one of the largestprotectedwildernessareas in the state.
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Most of the islands' area is federallyprotectedwilderness.
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The park is part of a large continuous area ofprotectedwilderness.
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Together, the wilderness areas and parks form one contiguous area ofprotectedwildernessof more than.
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Several portions are inprotectedwilderness.
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In 1964, 89 percent of the park was set aside in a highlyprotectedwildernessarea, and other protected areas were added adjacent to the park.
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This park consists of 33.5km2 sqmi ofprotectedwildernessstretched out along the river banks without any visitors facilities present.
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It consists of a small corridor ofprotectedwildernesssurrounded by large tracts of public and private land controlled by paper companies.
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National parks, nature preserves, conservation areas and otherprotectedwildernessareas may have trails that are restricted to pedestrians.
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Because the range is aprotectedwildernessarea motorized trail bikes, motorcycles, three- and four-wheelers, snowmobiles, hang-gliders and mountain bikes are not permitted.
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