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gptkbp:instanceOf
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prehistoric lake
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gptkbp:discoveredBy
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gptkb:Warren_Upham
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gptkbp:drainedBy
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gptkb:Arctic_Ocean
gptkb:Atlantic_Ocean
gptkb:Gulf_of_Mexico
gptkb:Hudson_Bay
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gptkbp:existedApproximately
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13,000 to 8,000 years ago
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gptkbp:existedDuring
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gptkb:Pleistocene_epoch
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gptkbp:firstDescribed
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1895
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gptkbp:formedBy
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melting of Laurentide Ice Sheet
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Glacial Lake Agassiz
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gptkbp:influenced
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global climate
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gptkbp:locatedIn
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gptkb:North_America
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gptkbp:maximumLength
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440,000 square kilometers
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gptkbp:namedAfter
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gptkb:Louis_Agassiz
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gptkbp:outburstFloods
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gptkb:8.2_kiloyear_event
gptkb:Younger_Dryas_event
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gptkbp:remnants
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gptkb:Lake_Manitoba
gptkb:Lake_Winnipeg
gptkb:Lake_Winnipegosis
gptkb:Lake_of_the_Woods
Lake Superior lowlands
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gptkbp:servesArea
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parts of Minnesota
parts of North Dakota
parts of South Dakota
parts of Ontario
parts of Manitoba
parts of Saskatchewan
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gptkbp:significance
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affected ocean circulation
largest glacial lake in North America
affected sea levels
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Glacial_River_Agassiz
gptkb:Glacial_River_Warren
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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7
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