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A discussion of the several known ice ages is presented at [http://academic.emporia.edu/aberjame/ice/labs/lab03.htm]
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Quaternary glaciation — The Ice Age redirects here. For other uses, see Ice age (disambiguation). Last ice age redirects here. This term is also used for the last glacial period of the Quaternary glaciation. Northern Hemisphere glaciation during the Last Glacial Maximum … Wikipedia
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