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Last Glacial Maximum

most recent glacial maximum during the last glacial period
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Last Glacial Maximum

Summary

Last Glacial Maximum ranks in the top 1% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5,380 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • Last Glacial Maximum is a type of glacial period[2].
  • Last Glacial Maximum is part of Weichselian glaciation[3].
  • Last Glacial Maximum's Commons category is recorded as Last glacial maximum[4].
  • Last Glacial Maximum took place on -19000-00-00T00:00:00Z[5].
  • Last Glacial Maximum's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Last Glacial Maximum[6].
  • Last Glacial Maximum's described by source is recorded as Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[7].
  • Last Glacial Maximum's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as WikiProject Climate change[8].

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Definition and Type

Last Glacial Maximum is a type of glacial period[2].

Use and Application

Last Glacial Maximum is part of Weichselian glaciation[3].

Why It Matters

Last Glacial Maximum ranks in the top 1% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5,380 views/month).[1] It has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[9] It is known by 13 alternative names across languages and contexts.[10]

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [9] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [10] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 6d ago · Nyuhn · 2026-07-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14541 → 3hhXiF
    Point in time → -19000-00-00T00:00:00Z
    Point in time → —
    On focus list of wikimedia project → WikiProject Climate change
    + 7 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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