The area gained fame as one of the most extensive Pleistocene ice age deposits in the country and attracted scientific interest worldwide.
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Lake Champlain was created by the same Pleistocene ice age ending 10, 000 years ago that carved out the five Great Lakes.
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All six lakes were carved by the same glacier, during the Pleistocene ice age, more than 10, 000 years ago.
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When sea levels dropped during the Pleistocene ice age, the islands of Bali, Lesser Sunda archipelago isolated from the Asian mainland.
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The lake that was created by glacial action during the Pleistocene ice age and has a surface area is 3.82 square kilometres.
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The site is a former railway cutting which is the type locality for the Maldon Till, which dates to the Pleistocene ice age.
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Fossil remains of the species from the Pleistocene ice ages are known in Europe south to southern England, the Alps, and the Carpathians.
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When sea levels were lower during the Pleistocene ice ages, greater areas of continental shelf were exposed as dry land, forming land bridges.
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The monsoon has varied significantly in strength since this time, largely linked to global climate change, especially the cycle of the Pleistocene ice ages.
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Following the Pleistocene ice ages, grasslands expanded in range in the hotter, drier climates, and began to become the dominant land feature worldwide.
