Taiga
Given name, capitalized
Taiga is the vast subarctic forest that stretches across northern Russia, Scandinavia, and Canada—the world's largest land biome.
Dominated by coniferous trees like spruce, fir, and pine, it lies between the treeless tundra to the north and temperate forests to the south.
The word comes from Russian: The taiga covers nearly a fifth of Earth's land surface.
Largest cervid, northern forests
- wolfWild pack canine
- lynxTufted-eared wild feline
- bearLarge furry omnivore
- wolverineStocky northern forest carnivore
caribou · elk · beaver · owl · woodpecker · hare · fox · marten
Neat; also a conifer
- pineCone-bearing evergreen
- firCone-bearing evergreen genus
- larchDeciduous coniferous tree
- birchPale deciduous hardwood
evergreen · needleleaf · conifer · tree · canopy · understory · lichen · moss
Of northern regions
- coniferousProducing woody cones
- subarcticZone south of Arctic
- tundraFrigid treeless biome
- permafrostPerpetually frozen earth layer
biome · ecosystem · climate · latitude · circumpolar · northern · Siberia · Canada
Low temperature state
- harshUnpleasantly severe or rough
- winterYear's coldest quarter
- snowFrozen crystalline precipitation
- frostThin ice coating
freeze · seasonal · temperature · precipitation · snowfall · snowpack · thaw · spring
Indigenous Arctic Scandinavians
- InuitArctic indigenous people
- CreeAlgonquian people of Canada
- AthabaskanNorthern indigenous language group
- reindeerArctic deer species
herding · hunting · trapping · nomadic · traditional · subsistence · shamanism · folklore
moose
Largest cervid, northern forests
wolverine · caribou · elk · beaver · owl · woodpecker · hare · fox · marten · ermine
spruce
Neat; also a conifer
birch · evergreen · needleleaf · conifer · tree · canopy · understory · lichen · moss · deadfall
boreal
Of northern regions
- coniferousProducing woody cones
- subarcticZone south of Arctic
- tundraFrigid treeless biome
permafrost · biome · ecosystem · climate · latitude · circumpolar · northern · Siberia · Canada · Alaska
cold
Low temperature state
frost · freeze · seasonal · temperature · precipitation · snowfall · snowpack · thaw · spring · short
Sami
Indigenous Arctic Scandinavians
- InuitArctic indigenous people
- CreeAlgonquian people of Canada
- AthabaskanNorthern indigenous language group
reindeer · herding · hunting · trapping · nomadic · traditional · subsistence · shamanism · folklore · homeland
Taigatropical rainforest
Humid equatorial biome with dense vegetation
jungle · desert · savanna · coral reef · grassland
Taigatropics
Warm equatorial region
tropical zone · subtropics · arid zone · temperate zone · Mediterranean climate
Taigarainforest
Wet tropical woodland ecosystem
broadleaf forest · deciduous forest · tundra · ice cap · sand dunes