Baltic Shield
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segment of the Earth's crust in the East European Craton, representing a large part of Fennoscandia, northwestern Russia and the northern Baltic Sea
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- shield
- Part of
- East European craton
- Named after
- Baltic Sea
- Continent
- Europe
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- located in/on physical feature
- Scandinavian Peninsula
- Commons category
- Baltic Shield
- different from
- Fennoscandia
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Encyclopedic overview
Geological map of Fennoscandia Archean rocks of the Karelia, Belomorian and Kola domains
Proterozoic rocks of the Karelia and Kola domains
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