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Bilingual glossary of geology


Wisconsinian (Glaciation)  Wisconsinien (glaciation)
The last glaciation of the Pleistocene epoch. It started around 80 000 years ago and ended approximately 10 000 years ago, with a maximum extent of the ice (glacial maximum) at 18 000 years.

Themes:
  Geological history and geology of Ottawa/Gatineau area

Related words:
  Pleistocene
  Glacial Period (syn.: Ice Age, Glacial Epoch)


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