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WISCONSIN GLACIATION [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2000-07-07
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Geological and Other Scientific Names
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- Wisconsin Glaciation
1, record 1, English, Wisconsin%20Glaciation
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- Wisconsinan Glaciation 2, record 1, English, Wisconsinan%20Glaciation
correct
- Wisconsinian Glaciation 3, record 1, English, Wisconsinian%20Glaciation
correct, rare
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A period of glaciation covering most of the northern half of North America from about 85,000 years ago until about 7,000 years ago. It was the most recent continental glaciation. 4, record 1, English, - Wisconsin%20Glaciation
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
As these are indications that continental ice reached its all time limit along the mountain front, at least locally, during the latter part of the Wisconsin Glaciation. [Source: The Decade of North American Geology, Volume 1, Chapter 2.] 2, record 1, English, - Wisconsin%20Glaciation
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Noms géologiques ou scientifiques
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- glaciation du Wisconsin
1, record 1, French, glaciation%20du%20Wisconsin
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- glaciation wisconsinienne 2, record 1, French, glaciation%20wisconsinienne
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Période géologique (environ 85 000 à 7 000 ans avant aujourd'hui) au cours de laquelle des glaciers ont recouvert la majeure partie des régions septentrionales de l'Amérique du Nord. Il s'agit de la dernière glaciation connue. 3, record 1, French, - glaciation%20du%20Wisconsin
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La glaciation wisconsinienne aurait débuté il y a plus de 100 000 années pour connaître son apogée il y a 20 000 années environ. 2, record 1, French, - glaciation%20du%20Wisconsin
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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