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Interglacial

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interglacial [¦in·tər′glā·shəl]
(geology)
Pertaining to or formed during a period of geologic time between two successive glacial epochs or between two glacial stages.
Interglacial 

a period between the cold ice ages of the Anthropogenic [Quaternary] period. The interglacials were characterized by a comparatively warm climate and the complete disappearance of the ice sheet in temperate latitudes.
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During the last interglacial which peaked some 128,000 years ago, called the Eemian Period, temperatures in the region were probably six degree Celsius (10.
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