What glaciers left behind in the post-ice age in Scandinavia

At the end of the last ice age, there was a time when glaciers reached their maximum. This period is called the Last Glacial Maximum, or LGM. After the LGM, glaciers melt over thousands of years. As a result, many changes have taken place in Fennoscandia. This episode introduces the Fennoscandia ice sheet’s thawing and the first Scandinavians’ migration. It also introduces the uplift, the tsunami, and the formation of lakes caused by deglaciation. 00:18 Introduction of Fennoscandia 01:28 What happens when glaciers melt 03:29 Evidence of terminal moraine 04:15 Countries in Fennoscandia 06:16 Deglaciation and migration of first Scandinavians 10:20 Land uplift 12:58 Changes in the Baltic Sea since the Ice Age Papers Referenced: Gowan, E.J., Zhang, X., Khosravi, S. et al. A new global ice sheet reconstruction for the past 80 000 years. Nat Commun 12, 1199 (2021). Population genomics of Mesolithic Scandinavia