Deglaciation of Europe (IMAGE)

UiT The Arctic University of Norway

Deglaciation of Europe

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The sea level rise and the colossal amounts of meltwater discharged from the collapsing ice sheet meant that areas that previously were land eventually became seabed. Britain and Ireland, which had been joined to Europe throughout the last ice age, finally separated with the flooding of the English Channel around 10,000 years ago. Illustration: H. Patton/CAGE

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Henry Patton/CAGE

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