During the peak of the last Ice Age circa 20,000 years ago, the total volume of glacial ice was about ________ km3 , or about ________ times its present amount
A) 70 million; 2.8
B) 7 thousand; 55
C) 25 million; 100
D) 2.42 X 1012 ; a million

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During the peak of the last Ice Age, about 20,000 years ago, the total volume of glacial ice was approximately 70 million km3, which is about 2.8 times its present amount. This reflects the significant increase in ice coverage during glacial periods compared to interglacial periods like the present.

During the Peak of the Last Ice Age Circa 20,000