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interglacial

 
Dictionary: in·ter·gla·cial   (ĭn'tər-glā'shəl) pronunciation
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adj.
Occurring between glacial epochs.

n.
A comparatively short period of warmth during an overall period of glaciation.


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A long, distinct period of warmer conditions between glacials when the earth's glaciers have shrunk to a smaller area.

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A warm period between two major phases of glaciation. During an interglacial, which may have a duration of more than 100 000 years, ice sheets diminish in size, climates warm up, sea levels rise, and there are changes to the nature and extent of the wild flora and fauna.
 
 

 

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