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Shield
DCHP-1 (pre-1967)
Entry from the DCHP-1 (pre-1967)
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n.
a vast area of mineral-rich, mostly granitic, Pre-Cambrian rock surrounding Hudson Bay and extending as far southward as the Great Lakes.
See: Canadian Shield
Quotations
1936
However in hollows in the Shield there are many areas with a fair covering of soil still preserved.
1965
In many regions the gnarled outcrops of the Shield are visible. . . .