Canadian Shield

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The Canadian Shield is a vast geological region of exposed Precambrian rock and thin soils that forms the ancient core of North America, stretching across much of Canada and parts of the northern United States.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf craton
geological region
physiographic region
alsoKnownAs Laurentian Plateau
linked to: Canadian Shield

Laurentian Shield
linked to: Canadian Shield
characterizedBy exposed Precambrian bedrock
thin soils
contains abundant lakes
boreal forest
taiga ecosystems
wetlands
continent North America
country Canada
coversArea approximately 8 million square kilometres
economicResource copper
diamonds
gold
iron ore
nickel
uranium
extendsAcross Alberta
Labrador
Manitoba
Northwest Territories
Nunavut
Ontario
Quebec
linked to: Province of Quebec

Saskatchewan
Upper Peninsula of Michigan
northern Minnesota
northern New York
northern Wisconsin
parts of New England
extendsInto United States
forms ancient core of North America
geologicalAge Precambrian
geologicalEraFormation Archean Eon
linked to: Canadian Shield

Proterozoic Eon
highestPoint Mont D’Iberville
highestPointElevation 1652 metres
namedAfter shield-like shape on maps
partOf Laurentia
linked to: Canadian Shield

North American craton
linked to: Canadian Shield
rockType igneous rock
metamorphic rock
sedimentary rock
shapedBy Pleistocene glaciation
surfaceShape gently rolling hills
numerous lakes
plateaus
underlies Hudson Bay

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North America hasNotableFeature Canadian Shield
Adirondack Mountains orogeny Grenville orogeny
linked to: Canadian Shield
Canadian Shield partOf Laurentia
linked to: Canadian Shield
Canadian Shield partOf North American craton
linked to: Canadian Shield
Canadian Shield alsoKnownAs Laurentian Plateau
linked to: Canadian Shield
Canadian Shield alsoKnownAs Laurentian Shield
linked to: Canadian Shield
Canadian Shield geologicalEraFormation Archean Eon
linked to: Canadian Shield
Hudson Bay region partOf Canadian Shield
Labrador hasGeologicalFeature Canadian Shield
North American Plate containsFeature Canadian Shield
Appalachian orogeny involvesPlate Laurentian plate
linked to: Canadian Shield
Americas containsSubregion Canadian Shield
Central Ontario hasLandscapeFeature Canadian Shield
Georgian Bay locatedOn Canadian Shield
Lake of the Woods isPartOf Canadian Shield region
linked to: Canadian Shield
North Bay isLocatedInPhysiographicRegion Canadian Shield
Interior Lowlands borders Canadian Shield
Sleeping Giant partOf Canadian Shield
America contains Canadian Shield
Frontenac County hasFeature Canadian Shield terrain
linked to: Canadian Shield
Labrador Peninsula partOf Canadian Shield
Ring of Fire (mineral region) partOf Canadian Shield
Sudbury Basin locatedIn Canadian Shield
Kenora District hasGeographicalFeature Canadian Shield
Sudbury locatedOn Canadian Shield
Laurentia alsoKnownAs Laurentian craton
linked to: Canadian Shield
Laurentia contains Canadian Shield
Central Canada partOf Canadian Shield
subject linked to: central Canada
Group of Seven inspiredBy Canadian Shield landscape
subject linked to: Group of Seven painters
linked to: Canadian Shield
Georgian Bay Islands hasGeologicalFeature Canadian Shield bedrock
linked to: Canadian Shield
Northern Manitoba hasLandscapeFeature Canadian Shield
Northwestern Ontario hasFeature Canadian Shield
Parry Sound District geology Canadian Shield
Mazinaw Rock partOf Canadian Shield
Atikokan locatedInGeographicRegion Canadian Shield
Winisk River partOf Canadian Shield region
linked to: Canadian Shield
La Cloche Mountains region partOf Canadian Shield
Kirkland Lake locatedInGeographicRegion Canadian Shield
La Cloche Mountains partOf Canadian Shield
Ottawa Valley borderedBy Canadian Shield
Shield Trail terrainType Canadian Shield
Lac La Croix region Canadian Shield
Labrador interior plateau partOf Canadian Shield
French River delta hasLandscapeType Canadian Shield