Owing to its northerly position a large part of Ungava is treeless, and belongs to the barren grounds where caribou roam and feed on the socalled caribou moss, a greyish lichen. The caribou, moose, antelope, mountain sheep, beaver, otter and mink are scarce.
Espionage normally is not reconnaissance, because reconnaissance is a military force's operating ahead of its main forces; spies are non-combatants operating behind enemy lines. Often called  recce  (British and Canadian English) or  recon  (American and Australian English), the associated verb is reconnoitre.
Force majeure is a term that generally refers to an irresistable force or overcoming power. It affects someone's ability to do something and may be used as a legal excuse for not having carried out the terms of a contract.