Europe During the Last Glacial Maximum

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Illustration

Emma Groeneveld
by Merikanto
published on 22 May 2017

Europe during the most recent glacial, in which the ice sheets reached peak growth between c. 26.500 to c. 19,000 years ago. This is known as the Last Glacial Maximum. Sea levels were lower than today.

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