Charlotte, The Vermont Whale
How did a whale get in Vermont?

whale was preserved in the sediments of the Champlain Sea, an arm of the ocean that extended into the Champlain Valley for 2500 years following the retreat of the glaciers 12,500 years ago.

Would you like to know more about:

• Glaciers and the glacial ages?
• Champlain Basin glacial history?
• Champlain Sea environment?
• How the whale was preserved in the sediments?

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