The Science Behind Minnesota’s 10,000 Lakes
Minnesota is rightfully known as the "Land of 10,000 Lakes", containing slightly more than this total suggests. But, why exactly does Minnesota contain so many lakes? This video will discuss the science behind these lakes, stating how the vast majority of these features formed quite recently.
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[1] U.S. Geological Survey
[2] April S. Dalton, Chris R. Stokes, Christine L. Batchelor, Evolution of the Laurentide and Innuitian ice sheets prior to the Last Glacial Maximum (115 ka to 25 ka), Earth-Science Reviews, Volume 224, 2022, 103875, ISSN 0012-8252, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.earscirev.2.... (https://www.sciencedirect.com/science..., CC BY 4.0.
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0:00 Minnesota Geology
1:22 Last Glacial Maximum
2:30 Retreating Glaciers
3:17 Kettle Lakes
3:52 Similar Landforms