Northern Arctic Ecozone (CEC)

Northern Arctic
Arctic tundra in Ukkusiksalik National Park, Nunavut
Ecology
Borders	Arctic Cordillera Southern Arctic
Geography
Area	1,507,872 km2 (582,193 sq mi)
Country	Canada
States	Northwest Territories Nunavut Quebec
Climate type	Polar

The Northern Arctic Ecozone, as defined by the Commission for Environmental Cooperation (CEC), is a Canadian terrestrial ecozone which includes most of the Canadian Arctic Archipelago, the Boothia and Melville Peninsulas of Nunavut, and the northwestern tip of Quebec. Its marine borders are with the Arctic Archipelago Marine Ecozone, and it is adjacent to the mainland Southern Arctic Ecozone.

Sparsely populated, it is home to 15,000 inhabitants, approximately 80% of whom are Inuit. The largest settlement is Iqaluit.^[1] The cold winters are very dark, typically having no daylight for weeks or even months north of the Arctic Circle.^[2]