Canadian Shield

Description

The Canadian Shield is a vast region forming a huge horseshoe around Hudson Bay. Most of it is gently rolling terrain with low relief, featuring hundreds of thousands of interconnected lakes and streams interspersed with low, rocky hills. Most of this terrain is not very mountainous, the major exceptions being the Torngat Mountains of northern Labrador and the Adirondacks of New York State.

Note on Boundaries

Note that the Canadian Shield as defined by the Peakbagger.com Mountain Range Classification does not precisely follow the boundaries of the geologic zone of the same name. Geologically, many of the Canadian Arctic Islands are part of the Canadian Shield, but for the purposes of classifying mountain peaks, this site treats the islands (and Bothnia and Melville peninsulas) as a separate Range3 area.

Also note that the Adirondack Mountains of New York are included in the Canadian Shield. Although they are wedged into the Appalachian Mountains, the Adirondacks have very low saddles on the south and the east connecting to the Appalachians, and they exhibit the same geologic appearance as the Laurenitan peaks north of the Saint Lawrence.

Note: Range borders shown on map are an approximation and are not authoritative.
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