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Table 20. Area by nonvegetated land classes in Canada’s boreal region.<br />

The indented items are hierarchical, as explained in Table 5<br />

Land Classification Area (1000 ha)<br />

Nonvegetated <strong>du</strong>e to human actions<br />

Anthropogenically nonvegetated 237.17<br />

Cleared land 889.02<br />

Gravel pit/quarry/mine site/oil field/peat extraction 30.83<br />

Urban/cities/residential 195.71<br />

Right-of-way (type undifferentiated) 334.43<br />

Road 4.10<br />

Railway 0.00<br />

Transmission line 29.87<br />

Pipeline -<br />

Airstrip 1.03<br />

Harvested or burned 0.01<br />

Total 1 722.17<br />

Naturally nonvegetated<br />

Nonvegetated land 65.62<br />

Rock 875.41<br />

Sand 29.15<br />

Barren soil 4 003.88<br />

Recent/unpro<strong>du</strong>ctive burn 15 812.79<br />

Mud/salt flat 70.56<br />

Flooded land 247.41<br />

Gravel bar/stream channel 14.62<br />

Clay bank/cut bank 27.13<br />

Alpine 12 226.31<br />

Ice/icefield 725.05<br />

Total 34 097.93<br />

Land (cover undifferentiated)<br />

Land (cover undifferentiated) 48.87<br />

Total 48.87<br />

Fresh water<br />

Water - undifferentiated 50 834.96<br />

Lake/pond/reservoir 1 915.27<br />

Large lake (>4000 km 2 ) 6 718.20<br />

St. Lawrence River 204.86<br />

River/stream/flowage 455.08<br />

Total 60 128.35<br />

No information<br />

No information 3 506.91<br />

Total 3 506.91<br />

Total all nonvegetated land classes 544 616.81<br />

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