At the western end is the Kanin Peninsula, surrounded by the White Sea and with very sparse human habitation.

The region has a Humid continental climate - cool summer subtype (Koppen classification Dfc).

This climate is characterized by high variation in temperature, both daily and seasonally; with long, cold winters and short, cool summers with no averaging over 22 °C (72 °F).

[3] The lowland tundra features extensive inland wetlands and meadows, with characteristic shrub-moss-lichen floral communities.

There is one significant nationally protected area in this ecoregion - the Nenets Nature Reserve, which includes the delta of the Pechora River.