This continental glacier had a profound effect on the surface features of the area over which it moved.
At the end of the last glacial period the continental glaciers were melting to the north.
It generally refers to the extent of continental, rather than alpine, glaciers.
Glacial bodies larger than 50,000 km2 are called ice sheets or continental glaciers.
Approximately 19,000 years ago, the Dells was at the extreme eastern margin of the continental glacier.
There are still some continental glaciers in Greenland and Antarctica.
The reason is that a continental glacier completely disrupts the preglacial drainage system.
Someday, when the continental glacier receded back to its polar home, that highland would be black with forest.
Reminding of the period 250-800 years ago the boulder was carried there by a continental glacier from the south of Sweden.
The movement of these continental glaciers created many now-familiar glacial landforms.
