Cordilleran ice sheet
Major ice sheet that periodically covered large parts of North America during glacial periods / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Cordilleran ice sheet was a major ice sheet that periodically covered large parts of North America during glacial periods over the last ~2.6 million years.
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Cordilleran Ice Sheet | |
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Type | continental |
Location | Canadian Shield |
Lowest elevation | Sea level |
Terminus | West – Pacific Ocean East – Great Plains South – 40 degrees north latitude |
Status | List of glaciers in Canada and List of glaciers in the United States |
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