▁Man it oba , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁all ▁some ▁parts ▁of ▁southern ▁N un av ut . ▁Here , ▁it ▁is ▁interrupted ▁by ▁Hudson ▁Bay , ▁where ▁it ▁ab uts ▁with ▁the ▁marine ▁e co zone ▁of ▁the ▁Ar ctic ▁Arch ip el ago ▁Marine , ▁and ▁res umes ▁on ▁the ▁eastern ▁sh ores ▁of ▁Hudson ▁Bay ▁on ▁the ▁coast ▁of ▁Quebec , ▁where ▁it ▁continues ▁in ▁a ▁consist ently - wide ▁strip ▁towards ▁the ▁ocean , ▁en comp ass ing ▁all ▁but ▁a ▁small ▁portion ▁of ▁Lab r ador . ▁It ▁is ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁largest ▁e co z ones ▁in ▁Canada , ▁covering ▁ 1 . 3 ▁million ▁square ▁kilometres . ▁ ▁Ter rain ▁is ▁typically ▁flat ▁or ▁rolling ▁hills ▁with ▁thousands ▁of ▁de press ions ▁car ved ▁by ▁gla cial ▁retre at ▁now ▁in filled , ▁forming ▁la kes , ▁p onds , ▁wet lands ▁and ▁other ▁water ▁features . ▁Long ▁es k ers ▁and ▁u pl ands ▁are ▁also ▁common . ▁ ▁S ett lement s ▁Prim arily ▁w ilder ness , ▁the ▁Ta iga ▁Sh ield ▁is ▁sp ars ely ▁populated , ▁with ▁approximately ▁ 3 4 0 , 0 0 0 ▁inhabitants , ▁over ▁ 6 0 % ▁of ▁which ▁is ▁First ▁Nations . ▁Most ▁settled ▁areas ▁developed ▁around ▁min ing ▁or ▁hydro elect ric ▁activity , ▁for ▁example ▁in ▁Y ellow kn ife ▁and ▁U ran ium ▁City ▁in ▁the ▁west ▁and ▁Lab r ador ▁City ▁in ▁the ▁east , ▁but ▁are ▁isolated ▁from ▁other ▁communities