Taiga

The taiga^[1] or boreal forest is a large area of coniferous forests.^[2] It covers most of inland Alaska, Canada, Sweden, Finland, inland Norway, northern Kazakhstan, Russia (especially Siberia), and parts of the northern continental United States.

The taiga is found throughout the high northern latitudes, just below the tundra and just above the steppes

Black spruce taiga, Copper River, Alaska

In Canada, boreal forest is the term used to refer to the southern part of those forests, and "taiga" is used to describe the northern areas south of the Arctic tree line that separates it from tundra. The trees are mostly pines, spruces and larches. The climate has cold winters and cool summers.