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  2. Taiga - Wikipedia

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    Taiga ( / ˈtaɪɡə /; Russian: тайга́ ), also known as boreal forest or snow forest, is a biome characterized by coniferous forests consisting mostly of pines, spruces, and larches. The taiga or boreal forest is the world's largest land biome. [1]

  3. Boreal Mountains and Plateaus Ecoregion - Wikipedia

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    The Boreal Mountains and Plateaus Ecoregion is unique among other British Columbia ecoregions in that it contains several volcanoes of late Tertiary and Pleistocene age. Level Mountain and Mount Edziza are the most prominent volcanoes of this ecoregion which reach elevations of 2,134 m (7,001 ft) and 2,787 m (9,144 ft), respectively.

  4. Boreal Mountain Resort - Wikipedia

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    www.rideboreal.com. Boreal Mountain California is a ski area in Soda Springs, near the Lake Tahoe area of California. It has six chairlifts and two surface lifts, and offers the only night skiing in Tahoe, until 8 pm. It is owned by Powdr Corporation . Located on Interstate 80, West of Truckee, California, Boreal is typically the first area to ...

  5. Boreal forest of Canada - Wikipedia

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    The Canadian boreal forest is a very large bio-region that extends in length from the Yukon-Alaska border right across the country to Newfoundland and Labrador. It is over 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) in width (north to south) separating the arctic tundra region from the various landscapes of southern Canada. The taiga growth (as defined in North ...

  6. Subarctic climate - Wikipedia

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    Dfd. The subarctic climate (also called subpolar climate, or boreal climate) is a continental climate with long, cold (often very cold) winters, and short, warm to cool summers. It is found on large landmasses, often away from the moderating effects of an ocean, generally at latitudes from 50°N to 70°N, poleward of the humid continental climates.

  7. Boreal ecosystem - Wikipedia

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    A boreal ecosystem is an ecosystem with a subarctic climate located in the Northern Hemisphere, approximately between 50° and 70°N latitude. These ecosystems are commonly known as taiga and are located in parts of North America, Europe, and Asia. [1] The ecosystems that lie immediately to the south of boreal zones are often called hemiboreal.

  8. Boreal Biogeographic Region - Wikipedia

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    The Boreal Region of the European Union includes much of the Baltic sea, the Baltic states of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania, and most of Sweden and Finland. [1] The biogeographic region extends eastward into Russia. [2] Most of the land is below 500 metres (1,600 ft) and is fairly flat. The north of the region merges into the forest and tundra ...

  9. Northwoods (forest) - Wikipedia

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    The Northwoods are the boreal forest of North America, covering about half of Canada and parts of Minnesota, Wisconsin, Michigan, New York, Vermont, New Hampshire and Maine. [1] For the part within the borders of the Midwestern United States, see North Woods . The Boreal forest and its alpine cousins are host to a wide variety of deer, ranging ...