Guiana Shield

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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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Observed surface forms (5)

Surface form Occurrences
Guayana Shield 2
Amazonia craton (in many models) 1
Guayana Shield basement rocks 1

Statements (50)

Predicate Object
instanceOf craton ⓘ
geological region ⓘ
borderedBy Amazon Basin NERFINISHED ⓘ
Atlantic Ocean ⓘ
characteristic geologically ancient ⓘ
mineral-rich ⓘ
tectonically stable ⓘ
climate humid ⓘ
tropical ⓘ
conservationStatus partially protected ⓘ
contains Angel Falls NERFINISHED ⓘ
Auyán Tepui NERFINISHED ⓘ
Guiana Highlands NERFINISHED ⓘ
Roraima Tepui NERFINISHED ⓘ
continent South America ⓘ
country Brazil ⓘ
Colombia ⓘ
French Guiana NERFINISHED ⓘ
Guyana NERFINISHED ⓘ
Suriname NERFINISHED ⓘ
Venezuela NERFINISHED ⓘ
geologicalAge Precambrian NERFINISHED ⓘ
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 NERFINISHED ⓘ
Essequibo River NERFINISHED ⓘ
Orinoco River NERFINISHED ⓘ
Rio Negro NERFINISHED ⓘ
partOf Precambrian shields NERFINISHED ⓘ
South American Plate NERFINISHED ⓘ
threat deforestation ⓘ
hydroelectric development ⓘ
mining ⓘ

Referenced by (11)

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

Amazon Basin → borderedBy → Guiana Shield ⓘ
supercontinent Rodinia → contains → Guiana Shield ⓘ
subject surface form: Rodinia
this entity surface form: Amazonia craton (in many models)
Americas → containsSubregion → Guiana Shield ⓘ
this entity surface form: Guiana Craton
Atabapo River → hasSourceRegion → Guiana Shield ⓘ
this entity surface form: Guiana Shield area
Orinoco Belt → overlies → Guiana Shield ⓘ
this entity surface form: Guayana Shield basement rocks
Guianas → partOf → Guiana Shield ⓘ
Angel Falls → region → Guiana Shield ⓘ
this entity surface form: Guayana Shield
Casiquiare canal → region → Guiana Shield ⓘ
this entity surface form: Guayana Shield