Warning: file_put_contents(/opt/frankenphp/design.onmedianet.com/storage/proxy/cache/e17ffe9134b27e1b56bdcc283541d065.html): Failed to open stream: No space left on device in /opt/frankenphp/design.onmedianet.com/app/src/Arsae/CacheManager.php on line 36

Warning: http_response_code(): Cannot set response code - headers already sent (output started at /opt/frankenphp/design.onmedianet.com/app/src/Arsae/CacheManager.php:36) in /opt/frankenphp/design.onmedianet.com/app/src/Models/Response.php on line 17

Warning: Cannot modify header information - headers already sent by (output started at /opt/frankenphp/design.onmedianet.com/app/src/Arsae/CacheManager.php:36) in /opt/frankenphp/design.onmedianet.com/app/src/Models/Response.php on line 20
Atlantic Shield - Wikipedia Jump to content

Atlantic Shield

Edit links
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Approximate location of Mesoproterozoic (older than 1.3 Ga) cratons in South America and Africa.

The Atlantic Shield is a large geological shield located in eastern South America. The shield is made up of the cratons of São Luís, São Francisco, Luís Alves and Río de la Plata.[1]

References

[edit]
  1. ^ Orme, Antony R. (2007). "The Tectonic Framework of South America". In Veblen, Thomas T.; Young, Kenneth R.; Orme, Anthony R. (eds.). Physical Geography of South America. Oxford University Press. pp. 3–7. ISBN 978-0-19-531341-3.


Stub icon

This plate tectonics article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Atlantic_Shield&oldid=1284057134"