Description

The map displays bedrock formations at or near the surface of the land, on the sea floor above the continental crust that forms the Canadian landmass, and oceanic crust surrounding the landmass. The bedrock units are grouped and coloured according to geological age and composition. The colours of offshore units and oceanic crust are paler and more generalized than those on land, although the constituent units offshore are still easily discernible from their dashed boundaries. This colour design, coupled with the use of a white buffer zone at the coast allows the coastline of Canada to be readily distinguished and still show the grand geological architecture of the Canadian landmass. The map also shows major faults that have disrupted the Earth's crust, onshore and offshore, and a variety of special geological features such as kimberlite pipes, which locally contain diamonds, impact structures suspected to have been caused by meteorites, and extinct and active spreading centres in the surrounding oceans.

Resources

Name	Format	Description	Link
Bedrock geological map of Canada 1:5 000 000 - French	WMS		https://canada3d.geosciences.ca/ows/wms/getcapabilities/onegeology/GSC_EN_Geological_Formation.xml?service=wms&version=1.3.0&request=GetCapabilities&layers=CAN_GSC_EN_5M_Bedrock_Geology&feature_info_type=text/html&legend_format=image/png
Bedrock geological map of Canada 1:5 000 000 - English	WMS		https://canada3d.geosciences.ca/ows/wms/getcapabilities/onegeology/GSC_EN_Geological_Formation.xml?service=wms&version=1.3.0&request=GetCapabilities&layers=CAN_GSC_EN_5M_Surficial_Geology&feature_info_type=text/html&legend_format=image/png
Carte géologique du Canada, 1:5 000000 - Anglais	HTML		https://doi.org/10.4095/208175
Geological map of Canada, 1:5 000 000 - French	HTML		https://doi.org/10.4095/208175
Geological map of Canada, 1:5 000 000 - MXD File ArcMap - English	Unknown		https://ftp.maps.canada.ca/pub/nrcan_rncan/Geology_Geologie/bedrock_geology_geologie_du_socle/geological_map_canada_wheeler_en.mxd
Geological map of Canada, 1:5 000 000 - MXD File ArcMap - French	Unknown		https://ftp.maps.canada.ca/pub/nrcan_rncan/Geology_Geologie/bedrock_geology_geologie_du_socle/geological_map_canada_wheeler_fr.mxd
Geological map of Canada, 1:5 000 000 - dataset - French	Unknown		https://ftp.maps.canada.ca/pub/nrcan_rncan/Geology_Geologie/bedrock_geology_geologie_du_socle/geological_map_canada_wheeler.gdb.zip
Geological map of Canada, 1:5 000 000 - dataset - English	Unknown		https://ftp.maps.canada.ca/pub/nrcan_rncan/Geology_Geologie/bedrock_geology_geologie_du_socle/geological_map_canada_wheeler.gdb.zip
Bedrock geological map of Canada 1:5 000 000 - ESRI Rest Service - English	Ersi REST		https://maps-cartes.services.geo.ca/server_serveur/rest/services/NRCan/geological_map_canada_wheeler_en/MapServer
Bedrock geological map of Canada 1:5 000 000 - ESRI Rest Service - French	Ersi REST		https://maps-cartes.services.geo.ca/server_serveur/rest/services/NRCan/geological_map_canada_wheeler_fr/MapServer
Geological map of Canada, 1:5 000 000 - WMS Service - English	WMS		https://maps-cartes.services.geo.ca/server_serveur/services/NRCan/geological_map_canada_wheeler_en/MapServer/WMSServer?request=GetCapabilities&service=WMS
Geological map of Canada, 1:5 000 000 - WMS Service - French	WMS		https://maps-cartes.services.geo.ca/server_serveur/services/NRCan/geological_map_canada_wheeler_fr/MapServer/WMSServer?request=GetCapabilities&service=WMS

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