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  2. Glacial lake - Wikipedia

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    Most glacial lakes present today can be found in Asia, Europe, and North America. The area which will see the greatest increase in lake formation is the Southern Tibetan Plateau region from debris covered glaciers. [3] This increase in glacial lake formation also indicates an increase in occurrence of glacial lake outburst flood events caused ...

  3. Laurentide ice sheet - Wikipedia

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    The Keewatin covered the western interior plains of North America from the Mackenzie River to the Missouri River and the upper reaches of the Mississippi River. The Labrador covered spread over eastern Canada and the northeastern part of the United States abutting the Keewatin lobe in the western Great Lakes and Mississippi valley. [8]

  4. Lake Agassiz - Wikipedia

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    During the last glacial maximum, northern North America was covered by an ice sheet, which alternately advanced and retreated with variations in the climate.This continental ice sheet formed during the period now known as the Wisconsin glaciation, and covered much of central North America between 30,000 and 10,000 years ago.

  5. Glacial history of Minnesota - Wikipedia

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    Canadian Shield.. Minnesota has been covered, at least in part, by a glacier numerous times during the Quaternary ice age.In order of increasing age, these advances took place during the Wisconsin Episode and Illinoian stages; prior to this continental ice sheets advanced into and retreated from Minnesota multiple times during the Pre-Illinoian Stage.

  6. Wisconsin glaciation - Wikipedia

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    Glacial history of Minnesota; Glacial Lake Iroquois – Prehistoric lake that became Lake Ontario; Ice Age Trail – Long-distance hiking trail in the United States; Ice core – Cylindrical sample drilled from an ice sheet; Last Glacial Period – Period of major glaciations of the Northern Hemisphere (115,000–12,000 years ago)

  7. Glacial Lake Missoula - Wikipedia

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    The lake measured about 7,770 square kilometres (3,000 sq mi) and contained about 2,100 cubic kilometres (500 cu mi) of water, half the volume of Lake Michigan. [1] The Glacial Lake Missoula National Natural Landmark is located about 110 kilometers (68 mi) northwest of Missoula, Montana, at the north end of the Camas Prairie Valley, just east ...

  8. Boating reopens on Glacier's Two Medicine and St. Mary lakes

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    Jul. 18—Boating opportunities are now available on St. Mary and Two Medicine lakes on the east side of Glacier National Park. Park officials on Monday said it's the first time since 2019 that ...

  9. Cordilleran ice sheet - Wikipedia

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    The rapid retreat of the Cordilleran ice sheet is a focus of study by glaciologists seeking to understand the difference in patterns of melting in marine-terminating glaciers, glaciers whose margin extends into open water without seafloor contact, and land-terminating glaciers, with a land or seafloor margin, as scientists believe the western ...

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