The Geography of the Ice Age

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Only a few thousand years ago, the planet's geography was drastically different than it is today. Massive ice sheets stored atop the poles lowered sea levels and exposed a number of interesting and very real geographical features. Let's explore this fascinating landscape, and see what we can learn from it!

I definitely missed a couple things so find me on twitter @theatlaspro to see the full map for yourself!

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Some links:
www.pnas.org/content/111/43/15296
geologycafe.com/class/chapter12.html
upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/dd/Agassi…
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lake_Winnipegosis#/media/Fil…
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lake_Agassiz#/media/File:Gla…
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lake_Agassiz#/media/File:7,9…
upload.wikimedia.org/wikiversity/en/7/7c/Mediterra…
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/West_Siberian_Glacial_Lake#/…
upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/83/Last_G…
cdn.antarcticglaciers.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/…
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Permafrost#/media/File:Circu…
www.uib.no/fg/kvart%C3%A6r/125577/assessment-and-u…
metrocosm.com/timelapse-evolution-of-earths-surfac…
metrocosm.com/earth-19000bc-3000ad.html
i.redd.it/l1eye5puu3v11.jpg

All Comments (21)
  • @comik300
    I would like to see how nature reacted to these shifts in climate
  • @kangsun201
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  • I wish I had a geography class like this during my school years. I would certainly love this topic way more than I already like today. That's some phenomenal work right here, loved it!
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  • @NIDELLANEUM
    Me: studying is giving me a headache. I need a break. Atlas Pro: do you want to know the geography of the ice age in 15 minutes? Me: yeah, sure
  • Sundaland in the ice age, tropical seasonal snow can fall to an altitude of 3000 meters, at an altitude of 3200m-3600m tropical glaciers appear, so Mount Semeru, Rinjani and Kerinci with their current height can have glaciers Mount Kinabalu also has glaciers,The Leuser Mountains in Aceh often snow,Mount Rantemario in Sulawesi often snows, and Papua (Sahul mainland) has many ice fields.
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  • @cernunnos_lives
    I wonder what archeological finds are left to be discovered underwater. Doggerland is just one amazing discovery.
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  • @Potkanka
    I find the difference of landmass during and after the last ice age so interesting, and it sure helps a lot to see it illustrated on maps. Thank you for the video!
  • The fact that you didn’t ask people less fortunate than you (whom just wants knowledge in a entertaining format) to pay for more knowledge… Much love! You have my support :)
  • The quality and detail of these videos never ceases to amaze me. Increasingly becoming my favourite channel!
  • @maud3444
    Do you know what's cool? The aboriginals in Australia actually have oral stories that go back to the end of this period (20 000 year ago). They tell stories about giants flooding the coastlands (the bridge between Australia and Papoea-New Guinea disappearing). These are the oldest human stories that we know of.
  • @smokinXIII
    I usually would watch such a video on the side, but it was too interesting and I was glued to it. Really good explanations, nice flow and amazing narration!
  • @scrunglenut6222
    i want to hear about how things were affected by the ice ageee
  • @dlawlis
    I live in an area that was just at the edge of the last ice sheet. When I was learning about this in college I would bore my friends to death by pointing out the areas that the glaciers didn't reach. I never tire of reading about it or watching videos like this because I always learn something new. Thanks!
  • @setphaser
    Did you do a biogeography of the ice age? I’d be interested to know what australia was like then, whether there were still large portions of desert, and what the time periods were…
  • I live in southwestern Wisconsin, known as the Driftless Area, a great example of what the landscape looked like before the glaciers ground down the high areas and filled in the lower areas.