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• Canadian Shield — an area of about 2,000,000 sq mi (5,179,980 sq km) of Precambrian strata, consisting largely of granite, gneiss, marble, and other igneous and metamorphic rocks that occupy most of eastern and central Canada & part of NE U.S …   English World dictionary

• Canadian Shield — The Canadian Shield mdash; also called the Laurentian Plateau, or Bouclier Canadien (French) mdash; is a large geological shield covered by a thin layer of soil that forms the nucleus of the North American or Laurentia craton. It has a deep,… …   Wikipedia

• Canadian Shield — Geol. the extensive region making up much of northern and central Canada underlain by Precambrian rocks that have been eroded to produce a low shieldlike profile. [1920 25] * * * One of the world s largest geologic continental shields, centred on …   Universalium

• Canadian Shield — Kanadischer Schild Der Kanadische Schild (auch: Laurentischer Schild) ist der geologische Kern des nordamerikanischen Kontinents. Er umfasst die nördliche Hälfte des Halbkontinents und besteht aus Gesteinen, die zum Teil mehrere Milliarden Jahre… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

• Canadian Shield — Sp Kanãdos Skỹdas Ap Canadian Shield L regionas R Kanadoje ir ŠR JAV …   Pasaulio vietovardžiai. Internetinė duomenų bazė

• Canadian Shield — noun An area of very old bedrock surrounding Hudson Bay, and covering about half the land area of Canada. Syn: Laurentian Shield, Laurentian Plateau, Precambrian Shield …   Wiktionary

• Canadian Shield — /kæˌneɪdiən ˈʃild/ (say ka.naydeeuhn sheeld) noun a triangular area of Pre Cambrian rock in eastern Canada and the north eastern US. About 4 828 000 km2. Also, Laurentian Shield …  

• Canadian Shield — or Laurentian Plateau geographical name plateau region E Canada & NE United States extending from Mackenzie River basin E to Davis Strait & S to S Quebec, NE Minnesota, N Wisconsin, NW Michigan, & NE New York including the Adirondacks …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• Canadian Shield — noun 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 • Syn: ↑Laurentian Plateau, ↑Laurentian Highlands • Instance Hypernyms: ↑tableland, ↑plateau • Part… …   Useful english dictionary

• Midwestern Canadian Shield forests — The Midwestern Canadian Shield forests ecoregion, in the Taiga and Boreal forests Biome, are of northern Canada. Contents 1 Setting 2 Flora 3 Fauna 4 Threats …   Wikipedia

• Canadian Forces — Canadian Armed Forces Forces armées canadiennes Emblem of the Canadian Forces Current form 1968 Service branches …   Wikipedia