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.
Aliases (8)
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
craton
→
geological region → physiographic region → |
| alsoKnownAs |
Laurentian Plateau
→
Laurentian 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 → 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
→
Proterozoic Eon → |
| highestPoint |
Mont D’Iberville
→
|
| highestPointElevation |
1652 metres
→
|
| namedAfter |
shield-like shape on maps
→
|
| partOf |
Laurentia
→
North American craton → |
| rockType |
igneous rock
→
metamorphic rock → sedimentary rock → |
| shapedBy |
Pleistocene glaciation
→
|
| surfaceShape |
gently rolling hills
→
numerous lakes → plateaus → |
| underlies |
Hudson Bay
→
|
Referenced by (20)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
|
Canadian Shield
("Laurentia")
→
Canadian Shield ("North American craton") → Hudson Bay region → Sleeping Giant → |
partOf |
|
Canadian Shield
("Laurentian Plateau")
→
Canadian Shield ("Laurentian Shield") → |
alsoKnownAs |
|
Interior Lowlands
→
|
borders |
|
America
→
|
contains |
|
North American Plate
→
|
containsFeature |
|
Americas
→
|
containsSubregion |
|
Canadian Shield
("Archean Eon")
→
|
geologicalEraFormation |
|
Labrador
→
|
hasGeologicalFeature |
|
Central Ontario
→
|
hasLandscapeFeature |
|
North America
→
|
hasNotableFeature |
|
Appalachian orogeny
("Laurentian plate")
→
|
involvesPlate |
|
North Bay
→
|
isLocatedInPhysiographicRegion |
|
Lake of the Woods
("Canadian Shield region")
→
|
isPartOf |
|
Georgian Bay Islands National Park
→
|
landscapeFeature |
|
Georgian Bay
→
|
locatedOn |
|
Adirondack Mountains
("Grenville orogeny")
→
|
orogeny |