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"Agassiz recognized marks of glaciation all over northern Europe"nounthe condition of being covered with glaciers or masses of ice; the result of glacial actiontype of:
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nounthe process of covering the earth with glaciers or masses of icetype of:
Definition that contains glaciation
- pleistocene from two million to 11 thousand years ago; extensive glaciation of the northern hemisphere; the time of human evolution
- piedmont type of glacier a type of glaciation characteristic of Alaska; large valley glaciers meet to form an almost stagnant sheet of ice
- wolstonian glaciation the next-to-last Pleistocene glaciation in Britain and the deposits laid down at that time
- acadia national park a national park in Maine showing marine erosion and glaciation; includes seashore and also the highest point on the Atlantic coast
- pleistocene epoch from two million to 11 thousand years ago; extensive glaciation of the northern hemisphere; the time of human evolution
- glacial epoch from two million to 11 thousand years ago; extensive glaciation of the northern hemisphere; the time of human evolution
- riss glaciation the next-to-last Pleistocene glaciation in the Alps and the deposits laid down at that time
- piedmont glacier a type of glaciation characteristic of Alaska; large valley glaciers meet to form an almost stagnant sheet of ice
- saale glaciation the next-to-last Pleistocene glaciation in northern Europe and the deposits laid down at that time