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Shield / Laurentian Region
The Laurentian Region comprises uplands and highlands that rise abruptly above the St. Lawrence Lowlands along their northwestern border. It borders the St. Lawrence Lowlands from Georgian Bay to the Atlantic Ocean and includes the Laurentian Highlands, Mealy Mountains, Mécatina Plateau, Hamilton Plateau, Hamilton Upland, Melville Plain and Lake St-Jean Lowlands.
The following photographs show examples of landscape found in the Laurentian Region.
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Walker Lake near Port-Cartier, Quebec
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North Shore of the Gulf of St. Lawrence, Quebec
The other physiographic regions that form the Shield are:
![[D]](http://atlas.nrcan.gc.ca/site/english/maps/environment/land/physio_walker_lake.jpg/image_longdesc_view){kind=link}
![[D]](http://atlas.nrcan.gc.ca/site/english/maps/environment/land/physio_gulf_of_st_lawrence.jpg/image_longdesc_view){kind=link}
