Wopmay Orogen

geological region, Canada

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In Precambrian: Orogenic belts
…Proterozoic orogenic belts is the Wopmay Orogen, which is situated in the Arctic in the northwestern part of the Canadian Shield. This beautifully exposed belt formed within a relatively short time (between 1.97 and 1.84 billion years ago) and provides convincing evidence of tectonic activity of a modern form in…
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In Precambrian: Proterozoic plate movements
…(mountain) belts, such as the Wopmay, bordering Canada’s Slave province, and also the Labrador Trough, bordering the Superior province.
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