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GEOLOGIC HISTORY OF THE GULF OF MAINE
The Gulf of Maine began forming roughly  190 million years ago  when the supercontinent Pangea started to break up. 190 million years ago Early Formation of the Gulf of Maine
[object Object],The Gulf of Maine began forming roughly  190 million years ago  when the supercontinent Pangea started to break up. 190 million years ago Early Formation of the Gulf of Maine
The Gulf of Maine began forming roughly  190 million years ago  when the supercontinent Pangea started to break up. 190 million years ago Early Formation of the Gulf of Maine
The Gulf of Maine began forming roughly  190 million years ago  when the supercontinent Pangea started to break up. 190 million years ago Early Formation of the Gulf of Maine
190 million years ago The Gulf of Maine began forming roughly  190 million years ago  when the supercontinent Pangea started to break up. Early Formation of the Gulf of Maine
190 million years ago Roughly  18,000 years ago , the Laurentide Ice Sheet advanced on the Gulf of Maine, bulldozing rocks into the ocean that it had collected on its route through Canada. 18,000 years ago An Ice Sheet Carves out the Gulf of Maine
190 million years ago Roughly  18,000 years ago , the Laurentide Ice Sheet advanced on the Gulf of Maine, bulldozing rocks into the ocean that it had collected on its route through Canada. 18,000 years ago An Ice Sheet Carves out the Gulf of Maine
190 million years ago Roughly  18,000 years ago , the Laurentide Ice Sheet advanced on the Gulf of Maine, bulldozing rocks into the ocean that it had collected on its route through Canada. 18,000 years ago An Ice Sheet Carves out the Gulf of Maine
190 million years ago Roughly  18,000 years ago , the Laurentide Ice Sheet advanced on the Gulf of Maine, bulldozing rocks into the ocean that it had collected on its route through Canada. 18,000 years ago An Ice Sheet Carves out the Gulf of Maine
190 million years ago 18,000 years ago The Laurentide Ice Sheet retreated completely from the Gulf of Maine roughly  13,000 years ago … 13,000 years ago
190 million years ago 18,000 years ago … revealing the landscape and seafloor we see today. 13,000 years ago
190 million years ago 18,000 years ago 13,000 years ago How did the ice sheet shape the Gulf of Maine?
190 million years ago 18,000 years ago 13,000 years ago ,[object Object],How did the ice sheet shape the Gulf of Maine?
190 million years ago 18,000 years ago 13,000 years ago ,[object Object],[object Object],How did the ice sheet shape the Gulf of Maine?
190 million years ago 18,000 years ago 13,000 years ago ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],How did the ice sheet shape the Gulf of Maine?
190 million years ago 18,000 years ago 13,000 years ago ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],How did the ice sheet shape the Gulf of Maine?
What two major geologic events helped shape the Gulf of Maine?
What two major geologic events helped shape the Gulf of Maine? The Gulf of Maine began forming when the supercontinent Pangea started to break up. 190 million years ago
What two major geologic events helped shape the Gulf of Maine? The Gulf of Maine began forming when the supercontinent Pangea started to break up. 190 million years ago 18,000 years ago North American glaciers encroached on the Gulf of Maine during the last ice age, revealing the modern underwater landscape that shapes the Gulf of Maine today.
The Gulf of Maine today.

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1 geologic history

  • 1. GEOLOGIC HISTORY OF THE GULF OF MAINE
  • 2. The Gulf of Maine began forming roughly 190 million years ago when the supercontinent Pangea started to break up. 190 million years ago Early Formation of the Gulf of Maine
  • 3.
  • 4. The Gulf of Maine began forming roughly 190 million years ago when the supercontinent Pangea started to break up. 190 million years ago Early Formation of the Gulf of Maine
  • 5. The Gulf of Maine began forming roughly 190 million years ago when the supercontinent Pangea started to break up. 190 million years ago Early Formation of the Gulf of Maine
  • 6. 190 million years ago The Gulf of Maine began forming roughly 190 million years ago when the supercontinent Pangea started to break up. Early Formation of the Gulf of Maine
  • 7. 190 million years ago Roughly 18,000 years ago , the Laurentide Ice Sheet advanced on the Gulf of Maine, bulldozing rocks into the ocean that it had collected on its route through Canada. 18,000 years ago An Ice Sheet Carves out the Gulf of Maine
  • 8. 190 million years ago Roughly 18,000 years ago , the Laurentide Ice Sheet advanced on the Gulf of Maine, bulldozing rocks into the ocean that it had collected on its route through Canada. 18,000 years ago An Ice Sheet Carves out the Gulf of Maine
  • 9. 190 million years ago Roughly 18,000 years ago , the Laurentide Ice Sheet advanced on the Gulf of Maine, bulldozing rocks into the ocean that it had collected on its route through Canada. 18,000 years ago An Ice Sheet Carves out the Gulf of Maine
  • 10. 190 million years ago Roughly 18,000 years ago , the Laurentide Ice Sheet advanced on the Gulf of Maine, bulldozing rocks into the ocean that it had collected on its route through Canada. 18,000 years ago An Ice Sheet Carves out the Gulf of Maine
  • 11. 190 million years ago 18,000 years ago The Laurentide Ice Sheet retreated completely from the Gulf of Maine roughly 13,000 years ago … 13,000 years ago
  • 12. 190 million years ago 18,000 years ago … revealing the landscape and seafloor we see today. 13,000 years ago
  • 13. 190 million years ago 18,000 years ago 13,000 years ago How did the ice sheet shape the Gulf of Maine?
  • 14.
  • 15.
  • 16.
  • 17.
  • 18. What two major geologic events helped shape the Gulf of Maine?
  • 19. What two major geologic events helped shape the Gulf of Maine? The Gulf of Maine began forming when the supercontinent Pangea started to break up. 190 million years ago
  • 20. What two major geologic events helped shape the Gulf of Maine? The Gulf of Maine began forming when the supercontinent Pangea started to break up. 190 million years ago 18,000 years ago North American glaciers encroached on the Gulf of Maine during the last ice age, revealing the modern underwater landscape that shapes the Gulf of Maine today.
  • 21. The Gulf of Maine today.