Canadian Shield

Canadian Shield

See Laurentian Plateau.

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Canadian Shield

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(Earth Sciences / Physical Geography) (in Canada) the wide area of Precambrian rock extending west from the Labrador coast to the basin of the Mackenzie and north from the Great Lakes to Hudson Bay and the Arctic: rich in minerals Also called Laurentian Shield Laurentian Plateau See shield [7]

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Canadian Shield - a large plateau that occupies more than 40% of the land area of Canada; it extends from the Great Lakes northward to the Arctic Ocean Laurentian Highlands, Laurentian Plateau Canada - a nation in northern North America; the French were the first Europeans to settle in mainland Canada; "the border between the United States and Canada is the longest unguarded border in the world"