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Canadian Shield

geographic and geologic area of Canada
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Canadian Shield

Summary

Canadian Shield is a shield[1]. It ranks in the top 9% of shield entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,186 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Canadian Shield is in the country of Canada[3].
  • Canadian Shield is in the country of United States[4].
  • Canadian Shield's instance of is recorded as shield[5].
  • Canada is named after Canadian Shield[6].
  • Canadian Shield is part of Laurentia[7].
  • Canadian Shield's Commons category is recorded as Canadian Shield[8].
  • Canadian Shield's underlies is recorded as Purcell Supergroup[9].
  • Canadian Shield's highest point is recorded as Barbeau Peak[10].
  • Canadian Shield's coordinate location is recorded as {'latitude': 52, 'longitude': -71}[11].
  • Canadian Shield's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Canadian Shield[12].
  • Canadian Shield sits at an elevation of {'amount': '+2616'}[13].
  • Canadian Shield's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[14].

Why It Matters

Canadian Shield ranks in the top 9% of shield entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,186 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[15] It is known by 44 alternative names across languages and contexts.[16]

Related Entities

Adirondack Mountains Canada United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [15] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [16] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Edit History

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  1. 4w ago · Ottawajin · 2026-09-09 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Highest point → Barbeau Peak
    Instance of → shield
    Country → Canada, United States
    Instance of → —
    + 12 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1|2 */ [[Property:P5395]]: shield"
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