Map of inferred sea level during the Last Glacial Maximum (IMAGE)

Princeton University

Map of inferred sea level during the Last Glacial Maximum

Caption

During the Last Glacial Maximum, the low sea levels exposed a vast land area that extended between Siberia and Alaska known as Beringia, which included the Bering Land Bridge.

Credit

National Park Service

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License

Public Domain

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