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Canadian Shield

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Definición

The Precambrian nuclear mass centered in Hudson Bay around which, and to some extent upon which, the younger sedimentary rocks have been deposited.
Fuente: 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
Tipo: Concept definition

Concepto genérico

Precambrian shield

Conceptos relacionados

North America

Sinónimos

Bouclier Canadien
Laurentian Plateau

En otras lenguas

Escudo Canadiense

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URI

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

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