Last Glacial Maximum (LGM)

GPTKB entity

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	paleoclimatic event
gptkbp:affects	human migration flora and fauna distributions Bering land bridge exposure Sahul landmass exposure Sundaland exposure
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs	gptkb:LGM
gptkbp:associatedWith	gptkb:Wisconsin_glaciation gptkb:Würm_glaciation gptkb:Devensian_glaciation gptkb:Weichselian_glaciation
gptkbp:characterizedBy	maximum extent of ice sheets
gptkbp:evidence	glacial landforms ice cores marine sediments pollen records
gptkbp:followedBy	deglaciation
gptkbp:globalTemperature	about 6°C colder than present
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Last Glacial Maximum (LGM)
gptkbp:iceSheetsCovered	gptkb:Asia gptkb:North_America gptkb:Northern_Europe
gptkbp:occurredApproximately	26,500 to 19,000 years ago
gptkbp:occurredIn	gptkb:Pleistocene_epoch
gptkbp:precededBy	interstadial periods
gptkbp:relatedTo	gptkb:Holocene_epoch gptkb:Younger_Dryas gptkb:Quaternary_glaciation
gptkbp:studiedBy	paleoclimatologists
gptkbp:thrustSeaLevel	about 120 meters lower than present
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Devensian_glaciation_in_Britain
gptkbp:bfsLayer	7