Back Flandrische Transgression German Flandra transgreso EO عقبنشینی یخبندان هولوسن FA Transgression flandrienne French 縄文海進 Japanese Den flanderske transgresjon NB Transgressão flandriana Portuguese Фландрская трансгрессия Russian Голоценова дегляціація Ukrainian
The Holocene glacial retreat is a geographical phenomenon that involved the global retreat of glaciers (deglaciation) that previously had advanced during the Last Glacial Maximum. Ice sheet retreat initiated ca. 19,000 years ago and accelerated after ca. 15,000 years ago. The Holocene, starting with abrupt warming 11,700 years ago, resulted in rapid melting of the remaining ice sheets of North America and Europe.