Canadian Shield

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craton geological region physiographic region

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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All labels observed (15)

Label Occurrences
Canadian Shield canonical 60
Canadian Shield region 6
Laurentian Plateau 2

Statements (51)

Predicate Object
instanceOf craton ⓘ
geological region ⓘ
physiographic region ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Canadian Shield ⓘ
surface form: Laurentian Plateau

Canadian Shield ⓘ
surface form: 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 ⓘ
Province of Quebec ⓘ
surface form: Quebec

Saskatchewan ⓘ
Upper Peninsula of Michigan ⓘ
northern Minnesota ⓘ
northern New York ⓘ
northern Wisconsin ⓘ
parts of New England ⓘ
extendsInto United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
forms ancient core of North America ⓘ
geologicalAge Precambrian ⓘ
geologicalEraFormation Canadian Shield self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Archean Eon

Proterozoic Eon ⓘ
highestPoint Mont D’Iberville ⓘ
highestPointElevation 1652 metres ⓘ
namedAfter shield-like shape on maps ⓘ
partOf Canadian Shield self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Laurentia

Canadian Shield self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: 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 (80)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

North America → hasNotableFeature → Canadian Shield ⓘ
Adirondack Mountains → orogeny → Canadian Shield ⓘ
this entity surface form: Grenville orogeny
Canadian Shield → partOf → Canadian Shield self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Laurentia
Canadian Shield → partOf → Canadian Shield self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: North American craton
Canadian Shield → alsoKnownAs → Canadian Shield ⓘ
this entity surface form: Laurentian Plateau
Canadian Shield → alsoKnownAs → Canadian Shield ⓘ
this entity surface form: Laurentian Shield
Canadian Shield → geologicalEraFormation → Canadian Shield self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Archean Eon
Hudson Bay region → partOf → Canadian Shield ⓘ
Labrador → hasGeologicalFeature → Canadian Shield ⓘ
North American Plate → containsFeature → Canadian Shield ⓘ
Appalachian orogeny → involvesPlate → Canadian Shield ⓘ
this entity surface form: Laurentian plate
Americas → containsSubregion → Canadian Shield ⓘ
Georgian Bay Islands National Park → landscapeFeature → Canadian Shield ⓘ
Central Ontario → hasLandscapeFeature → Canadian Shield ⓘ
Georgian Bay → locatedOn → Canadian Shield ⓘ
Lake of the Woods → isPartOf → Canadian Shield ⓘ
this entity surface form: Canadian Shield region
North Bay → isLocatedInPhysiographicRegion → Canadian Shield ⓘ
Interior Lowlands → borders → Canadian Shield ⓘ
Sleeping Giant → partOf → Canadian Shield ⓘ
America → contains → Canadian Shield ⓘ
Frontenac County → hasFeature → Canadian Shield ⓘ
this entity surface form: Canadian Shield terrain
Labrador Peninsula → partOf → Canadian Shield ⓘ
Ring of Fire (mineral region) → partOf → Canadian Shield ⓘ
Algoma District → containsGeographicalFeature → Canadian Shield ⓘ
Canadian Pacific Railway mainline → crosses → Canadian Shield ⓘ
Sudbury Basin → locatedIn → Canadian Shield ⓘ
Kenora District → hasGeographicalFeature → Canadian Shield ⓘ
County of Haliburton → hasGeographicFeature → Canadian Shield ⓘ
Sudbury → locatedOn → Canadian Shield ⓘ
Laurentia → alsoKnownAs → Canadian Shield ⓘ
this entity surface form: Laurentian craton
Laurentia → contains → Canadian Shield ⓘ
central Canada → partOf → Canadian Shield ⓘ
subject surface form: Central Canada
Group of Seven painters → inspiredBy → Canadian Shield ⓘ
subject surface form: Group of Seven
this entity surface form: Canadian Shield landscape
Georgian Bay Islands → hasGeologicalFeature → Canadian Shield ⓘ
this entity surface form: Canadian Shield bedrock
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 ⓘ
this entity surface form: Canadian Shield region
La Cloche Mountains region → partOf → Canadian Shield ⓘ
Addington Highlands → locatedWithinEcoregion → 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 ⓘ
Lake of the Woods Provincial Park → hasLandscapeType → Canadian Shield ⓘ