Taiga Cordillera
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The Taiga Cordillera Ecozone, as defined by the Commission for Environmental Cooperation (CEC), is a rugged, mountainous terrestrial ecozone of Canada spanning most of northern Yukon and significant portions of the border between the Yukon and the Northwest Territories.
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Area | 265,375 km2 (102,462 sq mi) |
Country | Canada |
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Climate type | Subarctic |
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This ecozone is very sparsely populated, with only a few hundred inhabitants who rely on subsistence living and the tourism industry.[1] Most of the area's population consists of members of the Vuntut Gwitchin First Nation in the community of Old Crow, located on the Porcupine River.[2]