Boreal Cordillera

This article is about the ecozone. For the physiographic units covering roughly the same region, see Interior Mountains, Mackenzie Mountains, Muskwa Ranges, Yukon Plateau, and Yukon Ranges.
Boreal Cordillera
Yukon Southern Lakes ecoregion of the Boreal Cordillera ecozone
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Area467,870 km2 (180,650 sq mi)
CountryCanada
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Climate typeSubarctic

The Boreal Cordillera Ecozone, as defined by the Commission for Environmental Cooperation (CEC), is a Canadian terrestrial ecozone occupying most of the northern third of British Columbia and southern half of Yukon. Within it is found Kluane National Park and Reserve, and a small portion of the southern range of Nahanni National Park Reserve.[1] Most of the area's population is based in the city of Whitehorse, and it contains most of Yukon's population. The portion in British Columbia is barely populated.[2]

The main economic activity is mining, particularly of gold, which discovery in the region led to the Klondike Gold Rush.[3] In addition to the area's rich mineral deposits, active industries exist in forestry and tourism.[4]

  1. ^ "Nahanni National Park Reserve of Canada". Parks Canada. Archived from the original on 2007-05-23. Retrieved 2008-02-07.
  2. ^ "Klondike Country". Boreal Cordillera Ecozone. Environment Canada. Archived from the original on June 20, 2004. Retrieved 2008-02-07.
  3. ^ Bernhardt, Torsten. "Boreal Cordillera". Canada's Ecozones, Canadian Biodiversity project. McGill University, Redpath Museum. Archived from the original on 2008-02-01. Retrieved 2008-02-07.
  4. ^ "Forest Ecozones of Canada". Natural Resources Canada. Archived from the original on 2008-02-13. Retrieved 2008-02-07.