This ecoregion extends across a vast area of massive granitic Archean rocks, forming a broad, level to gently sloping plain that reaches about 300 m asl in elevation. The mean annual temperature is approximately -10.5°C with a summer mean of 5.5°C and a winter mean of -26.5°C. The mean annual precipitation ranges 200-275 mm. This ecoregion is classified as having a low arctic ecoclimate. The characteristic vegetation is shrub tundra. Dwarf birch, willow, and alder occur on warm, dry sites; poorly drained sites are dominated by willow, sedge, and moss. The lowland is composed of Turbic and Static Cryosols developed on discontinuous, thin, sandy moraine with Organic Cryosolic soils on level high-centre peat polygons. Permafrost is continuous with low ice content throughout the ecoregion. This ecoregion provides important summer range for caribou and breeding habitat for snow and Canada goose, and other waterfowl. Other wildlife includes moose, red and arctic fox, snowshoe hare, arctic ground squirrel, masked shrew, lemming, wolf, lynx, weasel, snowy owl, shorebirds, and other raptors. Land uses include fishing, trapping, and hunting. The ecoregion has high mineral potential.
This ecoregion is part of the Southern Arctic ecozone.