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glacial maximum  

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  • A glacial maximum is a period during which the cold reaches its maximum extent during an ice age. The Last Glacial Maximum (LGM), also referred to as the Late Glacial Maximum, was the most recent time during the Last Glacial Period that ice sheets were at their greatest extent 26 ka - 20 ka, during an interval of low obliquity. (Adapted from: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Last_Glacial_Maximum)

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