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The 19 pages that link to Laurentia, each with the reason it gives.

• Appalachian MountainsRelated: The Appalachians grew along Laurentia’s eastern margin.

• North American PlateRelated: Its geological foundation became a central part of the modern plate’s continent.

• North AmericaBroader topic: This craton forms the geological foundation of much of the continent.

• RodiniaBroader topic: Laurentia was a major component in many reconstructions of Rodinia.

• OrdovicianRelated: Ordovician shallow seas and the Taconic orogeny left extensive records across Laurentia.

• Iapetus OceanRelated: Laurentia formed one shore of the Iapetus Ocean.

• North Atlantic OceanRelated: Its eastern margin borders the western North Atlantic and preserves evidence of earlier oceans.

• Caledonian orogenyRelated: Laurentia collided with Baltica and Avalonia during the orogeny's main phases.

• Appalachian orogenyRelated: Its eastern margin was the site of successive Appalachian collisions.

• AmericasRelated: Its old crust underlies a large part of the northern continent.

• AvaloniaRelated: It was the western continental partner in Avalonia’s Paleozoic accretion.

• BalticaCompared with: It was separated from Baltica by the Iapetus Ocean before their Caledonian collision.

• Alleghanian orogenyRelated: Laurentia formed the western side of the collision zone that raised the Appalachians.

• PannotiaBroader topic: Its proposed position relative to Gondwana is a key point of disagreement in Pannotia maps.

• LaurussiaRelated: Laurentia was one of the two continents whose collision formed Laurussia.

• Columbia (supercontinent)Related: It was one of the largest proposed components of Columbia.

• Grenville orogenyRelated: The Grenville belt developed along Laurentia's eastern margin during supercontinent assembly.

• Cratonic sequenceRelated: Classic cratonic sequences were defined through their record across Laurentia.

• Geology of the AppalachiansRelated: Its eastern margin became the site of repeated Appalachian mountain building.