FOOTNOTES
[1] Accepting the distribution of the Laurentian in the far north, given by Dr. G. M. Dawson, as correct, the area is 2,001,250 square miles. This does not include the outlying and separated areas occurring in Newfoundland, New York State and Michigan.
[2] See also, The Geological History of the North Atlantic, by Sir William Dawson, Presidential Address, B. A. A. S., 1886.
[3] See Frank D. Adams—“Ueber das Norian oder Ober-Laurentian von Canada,” Neues Jahrbuch für Mineralogie, etc., Beilageband VIII., 1893.
[4] A. C. Lawson.—“Notes on the Pre-Palaeozoic surface of the Archean Terranes of Canada.” Bulletin of the Geological Society of America. Vol. 1, 1890.
[5] “A Fragment of Primeval Europe.” Nature, August 26, 1888.
[6] G. M. Dawson.—“Notes to accompany a geological map of the northern portion of the Dominion of Canada.” Report of the Geological Survey of Canada, 1886. p. 9, R.
[7] Robert Bell.—“Observations on the Geology etc., of the Labrador Coast, Hudson’s Strait and Bay.” Report of the Geological Survey of Canada. 1882–3–4, p. 14, DD.