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Centered around hudson bay in north america and extending to greenland, the ________ shield is composed of precambrian rocks tha

t cover 2.8 million square miles.

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Alecsey [184]3 years ago

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Canadian shield is composed of Precambrian rocks that cover 2.8 million square miles.

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