Tasmania was the only part of Australia to have abundant glaciers during the Pleistocene Epoch, Earth’s most recent ice-age interval. Sediments and landforms in Tasmania’s uplands and deep valleys record recurrent glaciation from at least 1 million years ago until ~15,000 years ago. Throughout that time, ice sheets repeatedly grew and shrank around the world, particularly in Antarctica, Greenland, northern Eurasia, and northern North America. However, Tasmania’s Pleistocene glacial records are some of the most complete. They offer important opportunities to understand Southern Hemisphere climates as well as the Antarctic region’s effects on Australia.
Research keyword: Tassie’s ancient ice
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