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... position of the Laurentian plateau , which , as a physical feature , is scarcely second in import- ance to the Cordillera itself . The name of this plateau is derived from that given to the old crystalline rocks of I 9 BRITISH NORTH ...
... position of the Laurentian plateau , which , as a physical feature , is scarcely second in import- ance to the Cordillera itself . The name of this plateau is derived from that given to the old crystalline rocks of I 9 BRITISH NORTH ...
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... rocks of the continent . It represents the largest remaining portion of the oldest known beginning of the North American land - mass . This plateau presents some peculiar physical character- istics , which are referred to elsewhere ...
... rocks of the continent . It represents the largest remaining portion of the oldest known beginning of the North American land - mass . This plateau presents some peculiar physical character- istics , which are referred to elsewhere ...
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... rocks included in the Paleozoic division of geologists . ( 2 ) The Laurentian plateau , with the limits above given , and consisting of still older and harder crystalline rocks . ( 3 ) The inland plains , comprised between the western ...
... rocks included in the Paleozoic division of geologists . ( 2 ) The Laurentian plateau , with the limits above given , and consisting of still older and harder crystalline rocks . ( 3 ) The inland plains , comprised between the western ...
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... rocks . Where the newer rocks occur , tracts of low land and wide intervening valleys , which open broadly to the north - eastward , have been formed . The highland tract which is the most continuous and im- portant on the western edge ...
... rocks . Where the newer rocks occur , tracts of low land and wide intervening valleys , which open broadly to the north - eastward , have been formed . The highland tract which is the most continuous and im- portant on the western edge ...
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... rocks . The most important of these elevations is known as the Cobequid Mountains . It is situated toward the ... rock formations , particularly those of the Carboniferous and Triassic periods , the valuable lands of the Annapolis valley ...
... rocks . The most important of these elevations is known as the Cobequid Mountains . It is situated toward the ... rock formations , particularly those of the Carboniferous and Triassic periods , the valuable lands of the Annapolis valley ...
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