North of the 60th parallel in Northwest Territories and Nunavut Territory, the boreal forests become sparser and grade into tundra vegetation. This post describes four ecoregions located between the 60th and 70th parallels in this region. Muskwa-Slave Lake forests ecoregion was described last month. The Great Slave Lake, the deepest lake in North America at … More Great Slave Lake and Queen Maud Gulf
Muskwa-Slave Lake forests, Part 2 This ecoregion is in northern Alberta, British Columbia, and Northwest Territories and includes the area to the south of Great Slave Lake. Sites in Alberta and British Columbia were described in a previous post. Vegetation consists of closed stands of quaking aspen, spruce, and balsam fir with lesser amounts of … More Muskwa-Slave Lake Forests, Part 2
East Antarctic Tundra Ecoregion The Budd, Knox, and Sabrina Coasts of East Antarctica were first reported by the U.S. Exploring Expedition in 1840. They are all part of Wilkes Land, named for the officer in charge of the expedition. From west to east, the Knox Coast extends from Cape Hordern (S66o15’ E100o31’), to the Hatch … More Budd, Knox, and Sabrina Coasts
Central Siberian Plateau: Tunguska, Siberian Traps, and Kraton-3 Location: Irkutsk, Krasnoyarsk, Sakha Republic This map area is almost completely in the East Siberian Taiga ecoregion, with small areas in the northwest grading into the Taimyr-Central Siberian tundra. The taiga is characterized by larch forests but without large bogs or swamps. On maps this taiga ecoregion … More East Siberian Taiga
Mawson Coast and Prydz Bay Emperor Penguins, with Indian Affinities I. Map Boundaries: 60 to 70 degrees South, 60 to 80 degrees East II. Country: Antarctic Treaty Secretariat (Stations operated by Australia, China, and Russia; India plans to open a research station in the Larsemann Hills by 2012) III. Overview Prydz Bay and the Amery … More Mawson Coast and Prydz Bay
A false gold mine from the 1500s and a nesting waterfowl haven I. Map boundaries: 60 to 70 degrees North; 60 to 80 degrees West II. Country: Canada (Newfoundland and Labrador; Nunavut-part of Qikiqtaaluk Region; Quebec including Katavik Regional Government or Nunavik) III. Overview In 1576, a voyage from England under the leadership of Martin … More Koukdjuak and the Crystal Eye of Nunavik
The greenest part of Antarctica; volcanoes, penguins, and a melting ice shelf Map boundaries: 60 to 70 degrees South; 60 to 80 degrees West Countries: Antarctic Treaty Secretariat (stations operated by Argentina, Chile, Ukraine, United Kingdom, United States) Overview The Antarctic Peninsula sticks out into the flow of the Southern Ocean around Antarctica and causes … More Graham Land and Palmer Archipelago
Baby Mammoths, Waterfowl, and Gas Fields–world’s largest estuary and second largest gas field Map boundaries: 60 to 70 degrees North; 60 to 80 degrees East Country: Russia (Archangel: Nenetsia Autonomous Region, Komi Republic, Krasnoyarsk, Sverdlovsk, Tomsk, Tyumen: Khanti Mantsia and Yamilia Autonomous Regions) Overview This map area marks the transition from boreal forest to tundra … More Ob River and Urengoy Gas Field
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