Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia

This photograph, taken on Cape Breton Island in Nova Scotia, shows the flat and virtually unmodified surface of the highlands, which contrasts with the branching network of river gorges that incise its margins.

Source: Geological Survey of Canada, photograph number 120182. Reproduced with the permission of the Minister of Public Works and Government Services Canada, 2005 and courtesy of Natural Resources Canada, Geological Survey of Canada.