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Retreat of the Last Ice Sheet
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This map shows successive stages in the retreat of the last ice sheet in North America in respect to coverage of the Canadian landmass. Speculative ice-marginal positions with approximate time in years before present and present day ice cover are denoted as well as areas which were unglaciated during the last glaciation period.

     
 

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