Guiana Shield

E98254
craton geological region

The Guiana Shield is a geologically ancient, mineral-rich craton in northern South America, characterized by extensive tropical rainforests, unique biodiversity, and dramatic table-top mountains.

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All labels observed (8)

Label Occurrences
Guiana Shield canonical 21
Guayana Shield 3
Guiana Shield region 3

Statements (50)

Predicate Object
instanceOf craton ⓘ
geological region ⓘ
borderedBy Amazon Basin ⓘ
Atlantic Ocean ⓘ
characteristic geologically ancient ⓘ
mineral-rich ⓘ
tectonically stable ⓘ
climate humid ⓘ
tropical ⓘ
conservationStatus partially protected ⓘ
contains Angel Falls ⓘ
Auyán-tepui ⓘ
surface form: Auyán Tepui

Guiana Highlands ⓘ
Roraima Tepui ⓘ
continent South America ⓘ
country Brazil ⓘ
Colombia ⓘ
French Guiana ⓘ
British Guiana ⓘ
surface form: Guyana

Suriname ⓘ
Venezuela ⓘ
geologicalAge Precambrian Supereon ⓘ
surface form: Precambrian
hasBiodiversity high endemism ⓘ
unique fauna ⓘ
unique flora ⓘ
hasEcosystem montane forest ⓘ
savanna ⓘ
tropical rainforest ⓘ
hasLandform plateau ⓘ
table-top mountain ⓘ
tepui ⓘ
waterfall ⓘ
hasResource bauxite ⓘ
diamonds ⓘ
gold ⓘ
iron ore ⓘ
manganese ⓘ
nickel ⓘ
knownFor ancient rocks ⓘ
dramatic landscapes ⓘ
locatedIn northern South America ⓘ
majorRiver Branco River ⓘ
Essequibo ⓘ
surface form: Essequibo River

Orinoco River ⓘ
Rio Negro ⓘ
partOf Fennoscandian Shield ⓘ
surface form: Precambrian shields

South American Plate ⓘ
threat deforestation ⓘ
hydroelectric development ⓘ
mining ⓘ

Referenced by (32)

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

Americas → containsSubregion → Guiana Shield ⓘ
Angel Falls → region → Guiana Shield ⓘ
this entity surface form: Guayana Shield
Guianas → partOf → Guiana Shield ⓘ
supercontinent Rodinia → contains → Guiana Shield ⓘ
subject surface form: Rodinia
this entity surface form: Amazonia craton (in many models)
Amazon Basin → borderedBy → Guiana Shield ⓘ
Orinoco Belt → overlies → Guiana Shield ⓘ
this entity surface form: Guayana Shield basement rocks
Serranía del Delgado Chalbaud → locatedOn → Guiana Shield ⓘ
Serranía del Delgado Chalbaud → geologicalContext → Guiana Shield ⓘ
this entity surface form: Guiana Craton
Caroni River → locatedOnGeologicalFormation → Guiana Shield ⓘ
Casiquiare canal → region → Guiana Shield ⓘ
this entity surface form: Guayana Shield
Atabapo River → hasSourceRegion → Guiana Shield ⓘ
this entity surface form: Guiana Shield area
Canaima National Park → partOf → Guiana Shield ⓘ
Auyán-tepui → geologicalFormation → Guiana Shield ⓘ
Canaima lagoon → geologicalContext → Guiana Shield ⓘ
subject surface form: Canaima Lagoon
Kerepakupai Merú → partOf → Guiana Shield ⓘ
Tapanahony River area → partOf → Guiana Shield ⓘ
Caño Cristales → geologicalContext → Guiana Shield ⓘ
this entity surface form: Guiana Shield extension
Churún River → sourceRegion → Guiana Shield ⓘ
Ventauri River → locatedIn → Guiana Shield ⓘ
this entity surface form: Guayana Shield
Akawaio language → geographicDistribution → Guiana Shield ⓘ
this entity surface form: Guiana Shield region
Patamona language → indigenousTo → Guiana Shield ⓘ
this entity surface form: Guiana Shield region
Amazonia → exposedIn → Guiana Shield ⓘ
Matoury → locatedInRegion → Guiana Shield ⓘ
Chiribiquete National Natural Park → locatedIn → Guiana Shield ⓘ
Province of Guayana → locatedInRegion → Guiana Shield ⓘ
Province of Guayana → associatedWithGeologicalRegion → Guiana Shield ⓘ
Guiana Highlands → partOf → Guiana Shield ⓘ
Paragua River → locatedOn → Guiana Shield ⓘ
Aro River → locatedIn → Guiana Shield ⓘ
this entity surface form: Guiana Shield region
southern Venezuela → partOf → Guiana Shield ⓘ
subject surface form: Southern Venezuela
Guayanan moist forests → locatedIn → Guiana Shield ⓘ
Caroní River → drainageBasin → Guiana Shield ⓘ