Last Glacial Maximum
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title:
Last Glacial Maximum
text:
The Last Glacial Maximum (LGM), also referred to as the Last Glacial Coldest Period, was the most recent time during the Last Glacial Period where ice sheets were at their greatest extent 26,000 and 20,000 years ago. Ice sheets covered much of Northern North America, Northern Europe, and Asia and profoundly affected Earth's climate by causing a major expansion of deserts, along with a large drop in sea levels. Based on changes in position of ice sheet margins dated via terrestrial cosmogenic nuc
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description:
Circa 24,000–16,000 BCE; most recent era when ice sheets were at their greatest extent
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Last_Glacial_Maximum
date created:
2004-11-17T08:47:20Z
date modified:
2024-09-09T20:03:45Z
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