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     • Most glacial activity in Maine involved large continental ice sheets, but the erosional effects of alpine glaciers are clearly evident in two of the highest groups of mountains: Mt. Katahdin and neighboring peaks in Baxter State Park, and Sugarloaf Mountain and other nearby peaks in western Maine.
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   Are there glaciers in Maine?

   • Most glacial activity in Maine involved large continental ice sheets, but the erosional effects of alpine glaciers are clearly evident in two of the highest groups of mountains: Mt. Katahdin and neighboring peaks in Baxter State Park, and Sugarloaf Mountain and other nearby peaks in western Maine.

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   Does Maine have glacial activity?

   • Most glacial activity in Maine involved the large continental ice sheets, but the erosional effects of alpine glaciers are clearly evident in two of the highest groups of mountains: Mt. Katahdin and neighboring peaks in Baxter State Park, and Sugarloaf Mountain and other nearby peaks in western Maine.

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   How did glaciers change Maine?

   • Continental glaciers (like the ice sheet now covering Antarctica) probably extended across Maine several times during the Pleistocene Epoch, which lasted from about 1.5 million to 10,000 years ago. The slow-moving glacial ice changed the landscape as it scraped over previously existing mountains and valleys, transporting rock debris for miles.

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   When did Maine become a glacial state?

   • The most recent glacial episode in Maine began about 35,000 years ago, when the Laurentide Ice Sheet overspread southern Quebec and New England. During its peak development, this ice sheet was centered over eastern Canada and flowed east to southeast across Maine. It became several thousand feet thick and covered the highest mountains in the state.

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   How did glacial ice affect Maine?

   • The slow-moving glacial ice changed the landscape as it scraped across mountains and valleys (Figure 1), eroding rock debris and carrying it for miles (Figure 2). The sand, gravel, and other unconsolidated sediments that cover much of Maine are largely the products of glaciation.

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   What type of glacial deposits are found in Maine?

   • Maine's esker systems are among the largest in the country; they can be traced for up to 100 miles. Other waterlaid glacial deposits formed adjacent to melting ice in areas above the marine limit. They include deltas built into temporary ice-dammed glacial lakes and muddy sediments on lake bottoms.

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   Oct 6, 2005 · Most glacial activity in Maine involved large continental ice sheets, but the erosional effects of alpine glaciers are clearly evident in two of the highest groups of mountains: Mt. Katahdin and neighboring peaks in Baxter State Park, and Sugarloaf Mountain and other nearby peaks in western Maine.

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4. iceagetrail.umaine.eduHome - Maine Ice Age Trail Map & Guide: Down East

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   The Ice Age had a profound effect on the Maine landscape. This effect is very pronounced in the Down East region, where a vast sheet of glacial ice sculpted Cadillac and surrounding mountains, carved out the Sommes Sound fjord, and left spectacular sand barrens.

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   Originally published on the web as the Survey's "Site of the Month," these sites include more detailed descriptions of geologic features, field trips, and localities.

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   Surficial Geologic History of Maine

   Introduction to Surficial Materials

   A General Introduction to the Presumpscot Formation - Maine's "Blue Clay"

   Maine's Glacial Deltas

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   Available surficial geologic maps

   Statewide geologic maps

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   A Guide to the Geology of Baxter State Park and Katahdin- Bulletin 43

   The Geology of Sebago Lake State Park- web version of MGS Bulletin 11

   The Geology of Mount Blue State Park- web version of MGS Bulletin 17

   The Geology of Mount Desert Island- web version of MGS Bulletin 38

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   Maine Secretary of State Kids' Page - State Soil - Chesuncook

   Natural Resources Conservation Service

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6. www2.umaine.edu › climatechange › ResearchThe Ice Age in Maine

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   melting glacier. Sediment samples and other data reveal that Maine’s climate at the time probably resembled far north-ern Canada or portions of Greenland that are today within the Arctic Cir-cle. Glaciers shaped the state of Maine, covering every inch of its land and weighing down the surface so much so that when the ice rapidly

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   Jan 20, 2011 · Glaciers range from small alpine glaciers (which are mostly confined to valleys) to giant continental ice sheets such as those found today in Antarctica and Greenland. Q4. How many times was Maine covered by glacial ice during the Ice Age?

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   In Maine, the great majority of moraines occur in the southern part of the state, where lingering crustal depression from the weight of the ice sheet caused the ocean to flood the coastal lowland as the ice withdrew. Marine waters lapped against the glacier margin and icebergs calved into the sea.

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   Most glacial activity in Maine involved the large continental ice sheets, but the erosional effects of alpine glaciers are clearly evident in two of the highest groups of mountains: Mt. Katahdin and neighboring peaks in Baxter State Park, and Sugarloaf Mountain and other nearby peaks in western Maine. Local glaciers eroded deep semi-circular ...