The Ancient Glaciers of Indiana

Описание: Join Peter as he explores the Valparaiso Moraine. This massive landform was created by the glacier which carved Lake Michigan.

0:00 Intro
0:31 Moraine Park
1:50 Glaciers
3:53 Laurentide Ice Sheet
4:42 Lake Michigan
7:10 Outro

Sources:

Baedke, S., Thompson, T. 2000. A 4,700-Year Record of Lake Level and Isostasy for Lake Michigan. J. Great Lakes Res. 26 (4) :416–426.

Hartke, E., Hill, J., Reshkin, M. 1975, Environmental Geology of Lake and Porter Counties, Indiana An Aid to Planning. Department of Natural Resources Geological Survey Special Report, 11.

Fraser, G., Bleur, N. 1991. Geologic Framework of the Aquifers of the Valparaiso Moraine. State of Indiana Department of Natural Resources at Indiana University, Occasional Paper 59.

Bird, B. 2010. Glaciotectonic Deformation along the Valparaiso Upland in
Southwest Michigan, USA. Dissertations, 349.

Image Credits:

Topographic Map: topographic-map.com
Map of the Laurentide Ice Sheet: Encyclopedia Britannica

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