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How much of Earth’s land surface is covered by the taiga biome?
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Taiga
Boreal forest, Alaska, U.S., dominated by spruce trees (Picea).
The taiga, also known as the boreal forest, covers approximately 17 percent of Earth’s land surface area. This biome forms a circumpolar belt across the far Northern Hemisphere, spanning across North America and Eurasia.1