Guiana Shield Guiana Shield The Guiana Shield is one of the three cratons of the South American Plate. It is a 1.7 billion-year-old Precambrian geological formation in northeast South America that forms a portion of the northern coast. The higher elevations on the shield are called the Guiana Highlands, which is where the table-like mountains called tepuis are found. The Guiana Highlands are also the source of some of the world's most spectacular waterfalls such as Angel Falls, Kaieteur Falls and Kuquenan Falls. The Guiana Shield underlies Guyana (previously British Guiana), Suriname (previously Dutch Guiana) and French Guiana (or Guyane), most of
Great Falls, South Carolina over. Great Falls, South Carolina Great Falls is a town in Chester County, South Carolina, United States and is located fourteen miles southwest of Lancaster, South Carolina. The population was 1,979 at the 2010 census. Great Falls is located at (34.570912, -80.900238). According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of , of which, of it is land and of it (3.19%) is water. Great Falls was first known as Catawba Falls, which was named for the waterfall there on the Catawba River. The first Republic textile/cotton mill was built in 1909, after a hydroelectric