Laurentian
Ancient Canadian highlands
Laurentian refers to things associated with the St.
Lawrence River or the ancient geological formation underlying much of eastern Canada and the northeastern United States—the Laurentian Shield, also called the Canadian Shield.
The Laurentian Great Lakes drain into the St.
Lawrence.
In Canadian contexts, Laurentian sometimes describes the central Canadian establishment centered in Quebec and Ontario: Laurentian elites, Laurentian consensus.
Five connected inland seas
- QuebecFrench-speaking Canadian province
- OntarioCanada's most populous province
- MontrealQuebec's chief city
- PrecambrianEarliest geological eon
boreal · maple · Canadiens · French Canada · craton · bedrock · glaciation · coniferous
Earliest geological eon
- cratonStable ancient continental core
- shieldHandheld defensive armor
- bedrockSolid stone underground
- graniteIgneous rock, quartz-rich
gneiss · igneous · metamorphic · Canadian Shield · erosion · glaciation · ancient · continental
Snow-sport vacation facility
- foothillsLow elevations below mountains
- summitPeak or diplomatic gathering
- ridgeNarrow raised strip
- alpineOf high elevations
plateau · hiking · chalet · snowboarding · cross-country · gondola · slope · elevation
Ontario city, mining center
- campusInstitutional grounds and buildings
- researchSystematic fact-finding effort
- facultyInherent power or ability
- bilingualSpeaking two languages
francophone · scholarship · student · degree · federation
Great Lakes
Five connected inland seas
- QuebecFrench-speaking Canadian province
- OntarioCanada's most populous province
- MontrealQuebec's chief city
Precambrian · boreal · maple · Canadiens · French Canada · craton · bedrock · glaciation · coniferous · taiga
Precambrian
Earliest geological eon
granite · gneiss · igneous · metamorphic · Canadian Shield · erosion · glaciation · ancient · continental · mineral
ski resort
Snow-sport vacation facility
alpine · plateau · hiking · chalet · snowboarding · cross-country · gondola · slope · elevation · peak
Sudbury
Ontario city, mining center
- campusInstitutional grounds and buildings
- researchSystematic fact-finding effort
- facultyInherent power or ability
bilingual · francophone · scholarship · student · degree · federation
LaurentianSierra Nevada
Western U.S. mountain range
Appalachian · Rocky · Rocky Mountains · Rockies · Cascade Range
LaurentianBaltic
Northern European maritime region
Siberian · West African · Amazonian · Australian · Superior