Last Glacial Maximum (LGM) (jan 1, 24500 BC – jan 1, 18000 BC)
Description:
The Last Glacial Maximum (LGM) was the most recent time during the Last Glacial Period that ice sheets were at their greatest extent. Vast ice sheets covered much of North America, Northern Europe, and Asia and profoundly affected Earth's climate by causing drought, desertification, and a large drop in sea levels.when deglaciation commenced in the Northern Hemisphere, causing an abrupt rise in sea level. Decline of the West Antarctica ice sheet occurred between 14,000 and 15,000 years ago, consistent with evidence for another abrupt rise in the sea level about 14,500 years ago.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Last_Glacial_Period
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Last_Glacial_Maximum
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Date:
jan 1, 24500 BC
jan 1, 18000 BC
~ 6504 years
