The northern tip of Labrador is similar to the southern tundra or arctic regions of the North, with long winters and short summers, and it is home to polar bears and seal. The whales and icebergs are breathtaking sights. The southern part of the North is most taiga. Taiga includes a mix of land, including swampy grassland areas and drier areas with small trees and shrubs. It is a transitional area between the thick forests to the south and the Tundra to the north.
Tundra is generally low, flat and treeless.
In Canada s far north are a group of islands called the Arctic Archipelago, which are covered with ice and snow for most of the year. This is what most people think of as the Arctic. The images that non-Canadians often associate with Canada glaciers, ice fields, grizzlies and polar bears, wolves, seals, whales, caribou and mountain ranges are features of the North. 5951 metres high. The climate tends to be dry and cold, although the summers in the south can be mildly warm.