A. Geology
B. Glacial
C. Landforms
D. Soils
E. Hydrology
F. Flora
G. Fauna
H. Climate |
B. Glacial history Precambrian
glaciations
Quaternary glaciations
preglacial topography
the last glacial
advance: the Wisconsin
onset of
the ice
major ice lobes
retreat of the ice: 18,000 - 10,000 BP
FEATURE:
Detailed deglaciation sequence (images only)
Part I:
beginning of deglaciation
Part II: middle phase of deglaciation
Part III: about 12,000 BP to the present
glacial lakes associated with
the retreating ice sheet
Chicago, Saginaw and Maumee
Algonquin
Chippewa and Stanley
Nipissing
Holocene (last 10,000 years) changes in the Great
Lakes
crustal
adjustments and isostatic rebound
impacts on
harbors |