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The island of bute was overwhelmed by this ice and much of its low lying with shallow ribbon lakes. Arran with its intensely complex mass of...
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volcanic rock was resistant enough to maintain its own mountain around which the main glacier of the Clyde area flowed and high enough to maintain its own ice cap. The ice age began to decline 30,000 years ago, and the sea level rose as the ice melted, flooding back into the deep glacial valleys to form the Firth of Clyde. Arran was able to maintain its glacier until 12,000 years ago.
Subjects: Geography
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