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Laurentide ice sheet
Laurentide ice sheet An area of continental ice that lay over the eastern part of Canada during the Pleistocene glaciations. The centre of the ice mass may have originated in or near northern Quebec, Labrador, and Newfoundland, and spread out to the south and west. At its maximum spread it may have covered an area of 13 × 106 km2.
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AILSA ALLABY and MICHAEL ALLABY. "Laurentide ice sheet." A Dictionary of Earth Sciences. 1999. Encyclopedia.com. 1 Jun. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. AILSA ALLABY and MICHAEL ALLABY. "Laurentide ice sheet." A Dictionary of Earth Sciences. 1999. Encyclopedia.com. (June 1, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O13-Laurentideicesheet.html AILSA ALLABY and MICHAEL ALLABY. "Laurentide ice sheet." A Dictionary of Earth Sciences. 1999. Retrieved June 01, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O13-Laurentideicesheet.html |
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Laurentide ice sheet
Laurentide ice sheet An area of continental ice that lay over the eastern part of Canada during the Pleistocene glaciations. The centre of the ice mass may have originated in or near northern Quebec, Labrador, and Newfoundland, and spread out to the south and west. At its maximum spread it may have covered an area of 13 × 105 km2.
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MICHAEL ALLABY. "Laurentide ice sheet." A Dictionary of Ecology. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. 1 Jun. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. MICHAEL ALLABY. "Laurentide ice sheet." A Dictionary of Ecology. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. (June 1, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O14-Laurentideicesheet.html MICHAEL ALLABY. "Laurentide ice sheet." A Dictionary of Ecology. 2004. Retrieved June 01, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O14-Laurentideicesheet.html |
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