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Holocene glacial retreat had a profound effect on landscapes in many areas that were covered by ice at the Last Glacial Maximum . The many valleys of the Cairngorms , a mountainous region in the Eastern Scottish Highlands are littered with deposits from this period. GEOGRAPHICAL ALTERATIONS Flooding of the Bering Land Bridge Retreat of icecaps into mountainous regions Desertification of North Africa Evidences of the retreat of the ice sheets
The modern Ohio River was formed when the river was temporarily dammed just southwest of Louisville, Kentucky , creating a large lake until the dam burst. The Ohio River largely supplanted the former Teays River drainage system, which was disrupted by the glaciers.
Ancient Lake Chicago , on the southern margin of the Wisconsin Glacier, found successive lower outlets as the glacier retreated, until the Saint Lawrence River route was uncovered. Corresponding to each level, remnant lake shore features may be found in many areas. One prehistoric shoreline is delineated by Bluff Avenue, a north-south street on the La Grange, Illinois east side. EXTERNAL LINKS
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