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Glaciers existed in Britain as late as Georgian era

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New evidence indicates glaciers present 11,000 years later than believed

Research led by a scientist from the University of Exeter has shown that Britain was home to small glaciers within the last few centuries – around 11,000 years later than previously thought.

Dr Stephan Harrison of Geography has established that small glaciers almost certainly existed in the Cairngorm mountain range in Scotland as recently as the 18^th century, contrary to the long held belief that Britain’s last glaciers melted around the 9^th millennium BC. (more…)

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Glaciers existed in Britain as late as Georgian era