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Shield / Kazan Region
The Kazan Region is located in the northern part of Manitoba and Saskatchewan, and also covers parts of the Northwest Territories and Nunavut. It consists of vast areas of massive rocks that form flat, broad, sloping uplands, plateaus and lowlands. The Kazan Region is divided into several subregions: the Coronation Hills, the Bathurst Hills and the East Arm Hills; the Boothia Plateau and the Wager Plateau; the Kazan Upland and the Bear-Slave Upland; the Athabasca Plain, the Thelon Plain; and the Back Lowland.
The following photographs are examples of the type of terrain found in the Kazan Region.
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Northwestern Manitoba
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Boreal Forest, Northwestern Manitoba
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Lac de Gras, Northwest Territories
The other physiographic regions that form the Shield are:
![[D]](http://atlas.nrcan.gc.ca/site/english/maps/environment/land/physio_northwestern_manitoba.jpg/image_longdesc_view){kind=link}
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![[D]](http://atlas.nrcan.gc.ca/site/english/maps/environment/land/physio_lacs_de_gras.jpg/image_longdesc_view){kind=link}
