Geology of Greenland

Laurasia () was the more northern of two large landmasses that formed part of the Pangaea supercontinent from around (Mya), the other being Gondwana. It separated from Gondwana (beginning in the late Triassic period) during the breakup of Pangaea, drifting further north after the split and finally broke apart with the opening of the North Atlantic Ocean 56 Mya. The name is a portmanteau of Laurentia and Eurasia.

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geographic and geologic area of Canada

Akilia Island is an island in southwestern Greenland, about 22 kilometers south of Nuuk. Akilia is the location of a rock formation that has been proposed to contain the oldest known sedimentary rocks on Earth, and perhaps the oldest evidence of life on Earth.

thumb|Villiaumitic lujavrite, Kvanefjeld. Field of view is 1.75 cm wide. Click for link to additional photos.

Kangerlussuaq complex, Kangerlussuaq Firth

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Narsaq peninsula

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large igneous province in the North Atlantic, centered on Iceland