Soils of the polar region of North America
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https://doi.org/10.26485/BP/1973/23/14Keywords:
strefa pustynnych gleb polarnych, gleby pustyń subpolarnych, strefa gleb tundrowychAbstract
For pedologie purposes the polar region of North America is divided into a polar desert soil zone, a subpolar desert soil zone and a tundra soil zone. The polar desert soil zone centers around the Queen Elizabeth Islands, namely, Melville, Prince Patrick, Bathurst, Devon, Elif Rignes and Ellesmere Islands, plus the ice-free sectors of northern Greenland. The subpolar desert soil zone centers around the Franklin District and is comprised Iargely of Banks, Victoria, Prince of Wales and Somerset Islands, northern Baffin Island and surrounding areas including parts of coastal Greenland. The tundra soil zone includes northern Alaska, the northern portion of Yukon Territory, District of MacKenzie, District of Keewatin, southern Baffin Island and southern Greenland.
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