Weichselian glaciation (Europe)

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Weichselian_glaciation_(Europe)
GPTKB entity
Statements (23)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:lake
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Weichselian
gptkb:Vistulian_glaciation
gptkb:Weichsel_glaciation
gptkbp:beganIn about 115,000 years ago
gptkbp:characterizedBy large ice sheets
gptkbp:climate cold, glacial climate
gptkbp:correspondsTo gptkb:Devensian_glaciation_(Britain)
gptkb:Würm_glaciation_(Alps)
gptkb:Wisconsin_glaciation_(North_America)
gptkbp:endDate about 11,700 years ago
onset of Holocene
gptkbp:followedBy gptkb:Holocene_epoch
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Weichselian glaciation (Europe)
gptkbp:lastGlacialMaximum about 20,000 years ago
gptkbp:location gptkb:Northern_Europe
gptkbp:namedAfter River Vistula (Weichsel in German)
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:Pleistocene_epoch
gptkbp:precededBy gptkb:Eemian_interglacial
gptkbp:range covered much of Scandinavia, northern Germany, Poland, and parts of Russia
gptkbp:significance shaped modern landscapes of Northern Europe
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Wisconsin_glaciation_(North_America)
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7