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Riss-Würm Interglacial Stage
geology
Riss-Würm Interglacial Stage, major division of Pleistocene time and deposits (2.6 million to 11,700 years ago) in Alpine Europe. The Riss-Würm Interglacial Stage, a period of relatively moderate climatic conditions, followed the Riss Glacial Stage and preceded the Würm Glacial Stage, both periods of deteriorating conditions. The Riss-Würm is correlated with the Eemian Interglacial Stage of northern Europe and the Ipswichian Interglacial Stage of Great Britain. It is broadly equivalent to the Sangamon Interglacial Stage of North America. In the Alps, the Riss-Würm is represented by the Moosburg Gravels.
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