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  2. Tundra of North America - Wikipedia

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    The location of the tundra in North America is highlighted in light blue. The Tundra of North America is a Level I ecoregion of North America designated by the Commission for Environmental Cooperation (CEC) in its North American Environmental Atlas.

  3. Tundra - Wikipedia

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    In physical geography, tundra (/ ˈ t ʌ n d r ə, ˈ t ʊ n-/) is a type of biome where tree growth is hindered by frigid temperatures and short growing seasons. There are three regions and associated types of tundra: Arctic, [2] Alpine, [2] and Antarctic. [3] Tundra vegetation is composed of dwarf shrubs, sedges, grasses, mosses, and lichens ...

  4. Alpine tundra - Wikipedia

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    Alpine tundra in the Venezuelan Andes Alpine tundra is a type of natural region or biome that does not contain trees because it is at high elevation , with an associated harsh climate . As the latitude of a location approaches the poles, the threshold elevation for alpine tundra gets lower until it reaches sea level, and alpine tundra merges ...

  5. List of tundra ecoregions - Wikipedia

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    A list of tundra ecoregions from the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) includes: Antarctic realm [1] Adelie Land tundra: Adélie Land: Central South Antarctic ...

  6. File:Middle Arctic tundra map.svg - Wikipedia

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  7. File:Ogilvie-MacKenzie alpine tundra map.svg - Wikipedia

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  8. File:Arctic foothills tundra map.svg - Wikipedia

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  9. Canadian Arctic tundra - Wikipedia

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    The Canadian Arctic tundra is a biogeographic designation for Northern Canada's terrain generally lying north of the tree line or boreal forest, [2] [3] [4] that corresponds with the Scandinavian Alpine tundra to the east and the Siberian Arctic tundra to the west inside the circumpolar tundra belt of the Northern Hemisphere.