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NALT Full

Preferred term

Canadian Shield

Type

Topic

Definition

The Precambrian nuclear mass centered in Hudson Bay around which, and to some extent upon which, the younger sedimentary rocks have been deposited.
Source: Burns, Russell M. and Barbara H. Honkala, tech. coords. Silvics of North America, vol 2. Hardwoods; Glossary. Agriculture handbook no. 654. U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, 1990
Type: Concept definition

Broader concept

Precambrian shield

Related concepts

North America

Synonyms

Bouclier Canadien
Laurentian Plateau

In other languages

Escudo Canadiense

Spanish

URI

https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/210101

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