Synopsis
An explanation of what causes an ice age and how ice has shaped landscapes.
- Programme: Europe: A Natural History
- Episode: Ice Age
- Channel: BBC Four
- Broadcast year: 2007
- Geography | Glacial landscapes | Glacial landforms | Ice
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