Arctic Lands
{{short description|Arctic Lands is a physiographic region in northern Canada}}
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The Arctic Lands is a physiographic region located in northern Canada. It is one of Canada's seven physiographic regions, which is divided into three divisions—the Innuitian Region, Arctic Coastal Plain, and Arctic Lowlands.
Physiographic region
Each of the three divisions is distinguished by topography and geology.{{Cite web| title = Physiographic Regions - The Arctic Lands|work= Natural Resources Canada|date= September 12, 2016| access-date = May 28, 2020| url = https://atlas.gc.ca/phys/en/#TheArticLands}} The other physiographic regions are the Canadian Shield, the Hudson Bay Lowlands, the Interior Plains, the Cordillera, the Great Lakes–St. Lawrence Lowlands, and the Appalachian Uplands.{{cite web|url=https://atlas.gc.ca/phys/en/ |title=The Atlas of Canada - Physiographic Regions|date=September 12, 2016 |access-date=November 8, 2022}}
=Innuitian region=
There are two mountain zones in the Innuitian Region. In between lies a vast terrain with plateaus, uplands and lowlands.
=Arctic Coastal Plain=
The Arctic Coastal Plain includes its three divisions, Island Coastal Plain, Mackenzie Delta, and the Yukon Coastal Plain, each distinguished by physiographic characteristics.
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Category:Physiographic regions of Canada
Category:Geography of the Arctic
Category:Landforms of the Northwest Territories
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