English Explanatory Dictionary

Eemian

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. The interglacial period lasting from circa 130,000 to 115,000 years ago.

Word forms

Eemian the Eemian

Etymology

This period was first recognized from boreholes in the area of the city of Amersfoort, Utrecht province, Netherlands, by Pieter Harting (1875). He named the beds "Système Eémien" after the river Eem on which Amersfoort is located.

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