Last Glacial Maximum

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf paleoclimatic event
gptkbp:affectedHumanMigration enabled migration across Bering Land Bridge
gptkbp:affects megafauna extinction
flora and fauna distributions
human populations
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:LGM
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:Würm_glaciation_(Alps)
gptkb:Weichselian_glaciation_(Northern_Europe)
gptkb:Wisconsin_glaciation_(North_America)
gptkbp:cause lowered global sea levels
aridification of some regions
contraction of rainforests
expansion of deserts
exposed continental shelves
formation of land bridges
lower atmospheric CO2 levels
gptkbp:characterizedBy maximum extent of ice sheets
gptkbp:endDate about 19,000 to 20,000 years ago
gptkbp:evidence glacial landforms
ice cores
marine sediments
gptkbp:followedBy gptkb:Holocene_epoch
deglaciation
gptkbp:glaciersExtendedTo gptkb:Antarctica
gptkb:British_Isles
gptkb:Greenland
gptkb:New_Zealand
gptkb:Tasmania
gptkb:northern_United_States
gptkb:Patagonia
gptkb:Siberia
northern Poland
northern Germany
gptkbp:globalTemperature about 6°C colder than present
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Last Glacial Maximum
gptkbp:iceSheetNames gptkb:Laurentide_Ice_Sheet
gptkb:Antarctic_Ice_Sheet
gptkb:Greenland_Ice_Sheet
gptkb:Cordilleran_Ice_Sheet
gptkb:Fennoscandian_Ice_Sheet
gptkb:Patagonian_Ice_Sheet
gptkbp:iceSheetsCovered gptkb:Asia
gptkb:North_America
gptkb:Northern_Europe
gptkbp:occurredIn gptkb:Pleistocene_epoch
gptkbp:precededBy interstadial period
gptkbp:startDate about 26,500 years ago
gptkbp:thrustSeaLevel about 120 meters lower than present
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Pleistocene
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5