Southern Arctic Ecozone (CEC)

Southern Arctic
Arctic tundra in Ivvavik National Park, Yukon
Ecology
Borders	List Hudson Plains Northern Arctic Taiga Cordillera Taiga Plains Taiga Shield
Geography
Area	839,760 km2 (324,230 sq mi)
Country	Canada
Provinces	Manitoba Northwest Territories Nunavut Quebec Yukon
Climate type	Polar and subarctic

The Southern Arctic Ecozone, as defined by the Commission for Environmental Cooperation (CEC), is a Canadian terrestrial ecozone which spans the northern coast of mainland Northwest Territories, most of northern mainland Nunavut excepting the northeast peninsula, and a portion of northwestern Quebec. Its two constituent territories are interrupted by Hudson Bay. The ecozone can also be described as including the northernmost part of the Interior Plains of Western Canada and parts of the Canadian Shield located on both sides of northern Hudson Bay.

It is sparsely populated, with less than 10,000 inhabitants in 17 major settlements, the largest of which is Rankin Inlet. About 80% of the population is Inuit.^[1]