neoglaciation

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neoglaciation [¦nē·ō·glā·sē′ā·shən]

(geology)

The removal of glacier ice growth in certain mountain areas during the Little Ice Age, following its shrinkage or disappearance during the Altithermal interval.

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1986, Neoglaciation in the southern Coast Mountains of British Columbia: Chronology prior to the late Neoglacial maximum: Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences, v.

Environmental change in Garibaldi Provincial Park, Southern Coast ... by Osborn, Gerald D. / Geoscience Canada

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