Canadian Shield Definition
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.
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