Article - Sacred Sites: Pilgrimage In Ancient Europe - Megalithic And Celtic Sacred Space
For many thousands of years our ancestors have been visiting and venerating the power places of Europe. One culture after another has oft...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Dells Of The Wisconsin River: Encyclopedia Ii - Dells Of The Wisconsin River - Description And Formation
The Dells was formed during the last ice age approximately 15,000 years ago, although the rock itself is much older, dating from the Camb...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Mountain: Encyclopedia Ii - Mountain - Characteristics
The altitude of mountains means that the tops exist in higher cold layers of the atmosphere. They are consequently often subject to glaci...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Mountain: Encyclopedia Ii - Mountain - Characteristics
The altitude of mountains means that the tops exist in higher cold layers of the atmosphere. They are consequently often subject to glaci...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Okotoks Alberta: Encyclopedia Ii - Okotoks Alberta - History
The Blackfoot First Nation called the site Okotoks meaning “rock” named after the world's largest known glacial erratic rock. The 15,...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Estonia: Encyclopedia Ii - Estonia - History
Human settlement in Estonia became possible when the ice, from the last glacial era, melted away 11,000–13,000 years ago. The oldest kn...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Climate Of The Alps: Encyclopedia Ii - Climate Of The Alps - Glacial Region Of The Alps
On the higher parts of lofty mountains in the Alps more snow falls in each year than is melted on the spot. A portion of this is carried ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - The Fens: Encyclopedia Ii - The Fens - Formation
At the end of the most recent glacial period, known in Britain as the Devensian, ten thousand years ago, Great Britain was joined to Euro...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ice Age: Encyclopedia Ii - Ice Age - Glaciation In North America
The Wisconsinan glaciation has had a considerable effect on the landscape of the Northern Hemisphere. In North America, the Great Lakes a...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Oak Ridges Moraine: Encyclopedia Ii - Oak Ridges Moraine - Geological Origins
The Oak Ridges Moraine probably formed in the Late Wisconsonian glacial period. Ice melt from the Niagara Escarpment flowed into the west...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Valles Marineris: Encyclopedia Ii - Valles Marineris - Formation
There have been many different theories about the formation of Valles Marineris that have changed over the years. Before Viking or powerf...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Disasters: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Disasters - Natural Disasters
List of disasters - Prehistoric disasters. The Snowball Earth hypothesis. The Toba eruption about 75,000 years ago. Various extinction...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Estonia: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Estonia - Pre-history
Human settlement became possible when the ice, from the last glacial era, melted away 11,000–13,000 years ago. The oldest known settlem...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Mount Sinai New York: Encyclopedia Ii - Mount Sinai New York - History
Mount Sinai New York - Geologic origin. The glaciers from the north deposited sediments that now make up the foundation of Long Island....   » Read the article