The Strait of Belle Isle ecoregion occupies the northern tip of the Northern Peninsula. It is characterized by cool summers and cold winters.

This ecoregion extends across the southern Labrador border with Quebec and runs northwest to the southern boundary of the Smallwood Reservoir.

An article on the Ungava Bay Basin ecoregion of Labrador which extends northward from Schefferville and encompasses most of the Labrador Hills in northeastern Quebec.