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The Canadian Shield is a collage of Archean plates and accreted juvenile arc terranes and sedimentary basins of... The Canadian Shield was the first part of North America to be permanently elevated above sea level and... The Canadian shield is covered by... The Canadian shield is so large the climate varies across it... The lowlands of the Canadian shield have soggy soil suitable for planting trees... Canadian Shield is exposed part of North American craton or Laurentia... Canadian Shield is exposed part of North American craton or Laurentia... Canadian Shield is exposed part of... The Canadian Shield also contains the... heart of the North American continent and the Canadian Shield is the largest exposed part of the craton... The Canadian Shield is part of an ancient continent called... The Canadian Shield Region of Alberta...

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