It is situated within the territory of the Nenets Autonomous Okrug and the Komi Republic. It rises to an average height of Шаблон:Convert above sea level, the highest parts reaching Шаблон:Convert above sea level. The topography of the Bolshezemelskaya Tundra is dominated by hills and moraine ridges composed of sandy till. The tundra lies in the subarctic climate zone. Winters are long and cold, with the average January temperature in the northwest at Шаблон:Cvt, Шаблон:Cvt in the south-east, while the summers are short and cool, with the average temperatures in July being around Шаблон:Cvt. Frosts also occur in the summer months.
In the southern part, the total annual precipitation is about Шаблон:Cvt, while in the northern part it is about Шаблон:Cvt. The Bolshezemelskaya Tundra has a dense river network, which consists mainly of the tributaries of the Pechora and the Usa rivers. There are many lakes in the upper sections of the main rivers. Much of the lowland is covered with permafrost. The plant cover is tundra, mainly mosses and prostrate shrubs. The southern part of the lowland is a forest-tundra. South of the Arctic Circle, taiga predominates. The native population of Izhma Komi is engaged in reindeer herding. Part of the Bolshezemelskaya Tundra area is part of the Pechora Coal Basin, and there exist large deposits of crude oil and natural gas discovered by the geologist Georgy Chernov.[2]
