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 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

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Highway 17 (regional proximity) nearbyGeographicFeature Canadian Shield
subject surface form: Highway 17 (Ontario)
Hastings County containsGeographicFeature Canadian Shield
this entity surface form: Canadian Shield region
French River region Canadian Shield
Grenville orogenic belt partOf Canadian Shield
Moira River sourceRegion Canadian Shield
Northeastern North America hasFeature Canadian Shield
Winnipeg River traversesEcoregion Canadian Shield
this entity surface form: Boreal Shield
Canadian Pacific Railway traverses Canadian Shield
Grenville orogeny formedCoreOf Canadian Shield
O.S.A. Lake locatedOn Canadian Shield
Statherian Period geologicRecord Canadian Shield
this entity surface form: well preserved in shield areas such as Canadian Shield
Threenarrows Lake environmentType Canadian Shield
Porcupine mining camp locatedIn Canadian Shield
Severn River locatedIn Canadian Shield
Mesabi Range geologicProvince Canadian Shield
Manitoba–Ontario border isPartOf Canadian Shield
this entity surface form: Canadian Shield region
Flin Flon, Manitoba, Canada region Canadian Shield
Beausoleil Island partOf Canadian Shield
this entity surface form: Canadian Shield region
Magnetawan River flowsThrough Canadian Shield
Magnetawan River locatedInEcoregion Canadian Shield
Township of Manitouwadge locatedOn Canadian Shield
Port Arthur, Ontario historicalRegion Canadian Shield
Lakehead urban area partOf Canadian Shield
this entity surface form: Canadian Shield region
northeastern Ontario hasNaturalFeature Canadian Shield
subject surface form: Northeastern Ontario
Highway 1 crosses Canadian Shield
subject surface form: Highway 1 (Trans-Canada Highway)
Mississagi River Provincial Park terrain Canadian Shield
Dumoine River sourceLocatedIn Canadian Shield
this entity surface form: Laurentian Plateau
Appalachian Basin adjacentTo Canadian Shield