glacial epochs

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• Pleistocene glacial and interglacial episodes in central North America and Alpine Europe — ▪ Table Pleistocene glacial and interglacial episodes in central North America and Alpine Europe epochs stages approximate date (years before present) North America Alpine Europe Postglacial 7,000–17,000 Holocene,   or Recent Wisconsin *Mankato… …   Universalium

• Holocene Epoch — formerly Recent Epoch Latest interval of the Earth s geologic history, dating from 10,000 years ago to the present. The younger of the two epochs that constitute the Quaternary Period, the Holocene follows the last glacial stage of the… …   Universalium

• Geology of Scotland — The geology of Scotland is unusually varied for a country of its size, with a large number of differing geological features. [Keay Keay (1994) op cit page 415.] There are three main geographical sub divisions: the Highlands and Islands is a… …   Wikipedia

• Geography of the Interior United States — the games at the great lake are held in the winter so none can live they realy dont want otters or bubble gum to live either. so just go die Physiographic regions of the U.S. Interior See:legend For purposes of description, the physical geography …   Wikipedia

• Quaternary — The Quaternary Period is the geologic time period after the Neogene Period roughly 2.588 million years ago to the present. The Quaternary includes two geologic epochs: the Pleistocene including Gelasian, that used to belong to the Pliocene and… …   Wikipedia

• Concentric crater fill — is when the floor of a crater is mostly covered with a large number of parallel ridges.[1] It is common in the mid latitudes of Mars, and is widely believed to be caused by glacial movement. Areas on Mars called Deuteronilus Mensae and Protonilus …   Wikipedia

• Mavrovo Lake — Mavrovo A view from the southwestern part Location Mavrovo region Coordinates …   Wikipedia

• epoch — [[t]i͟ːpɒk, AM e̱pək[/t]] epochs 1) N COUNT: usu with supp If you refer to a long period of time as an epoch, you mean that important events or great changes took place during it. The birth of Christ was the beginning of a major epoch of world… …   English dictionary

• Forest zone — This article refers to the forest zone of Western Africa. For Brazilian forest zones, see Zona da Mata. In West Africa, the forest zone refers to the southern part of the region once largely covered by tropical rainforest. Sometimes this region… …   Wikipedia

• in|ter|gla|cial — «IHN tuhr GLAY shuhl», adjective, noun. Geology. –adj. occurring or formed between two glacial periods: »The present sea level corresponds approximately to the last interglacial high level of the sea that occurred about 30,000 to 35,000 years ago …   Useful english dictionary

• glaciology — noun Etymology: Latin glacies + International Scientific Vocabulary logy Date: 1889 any of the branches of science dealing with snow or ice accumulation, glaciation, or glacial epochs • glaciological adjective • glaciologist noun …   New Collegiate Dictionary