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The glacial character of the surface shield at the Strait of Belle Isle is the effect of an ancient ice age about 1 billion years ago. The surface was preserved under a layer of sedimentary rocks.
(Source: Natural Resources Canada. Unattributed photograph. Copyright Terrain Sciences Division, Geological Survey of Canada.)
