glaciation
C11684
concept
Glaciation is the process and period during which large areas of the Earth's surface become covered by glaciers and ice sheets, significantly reshaping landscapes and influencing global climate.
All labels observed (13)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| glaciation canonical | 6 |
| glaciation event | 6 |
| Pleistocene ice sheet | 4 |
| Neoproterozoic glaciation | 3 |
| Quaternary glaciation | 2 |
| glacial stage | 2 |
| Holocene cooling event | 1 |
| Neoproterozoic ice age | 1 |
| Snowball Earth event | 1 |
| glacial maximum | 1 |
| global glaciation | 1 |
| ice age | 1 |
| mountain glaciation complex | 1 |
Instances (22)
| Instance | Via concept surface |
|---|---|
| Illinoian Stage | glacial stage |
| Cenozoic glaciations | glaciation event |
| Pleistocene glaciation | glaciation event |
| Fennoscandian Ice Sheet | Pleistocene ice sheet |
| Last Glacial Maximum | glacial maximum |
| Snowball Earth glaciations | global glaciation |
| Huronian glaciation | — |
| Sturtian glaciation | glaciation event |
| Marinoan glaciation | glaciation event |
| Gaskiers glaciation | — |
| Wisconsin Stage | glacial stage |
| Würm glaciation | — |
| Cordilleran Ice Sheet | Pleistocene ice sheet |
| Saalian glaciation | — |
| British–Irish Ice Sheet | Pleistocene ice sheet |
| Wisconsin glaciation | — |
| Barents–Kara Ice Sheet | Pleistocene ice sheet |
| Mont-Blanc glacial system | mountain glaciation complex |
| Kaigas glaciation | glaciation event |
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Gaskiers, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
surface form:
Gaskiers glaciation
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| 8.2 kiloyear event | Holocene cooling event |
| Ice Age | glaciation event |