New Zealand in The Last Glacial Maximum
Throughout the last glacial maximum, global sea levels were about 130 m lower than present levels. When this happened, North Island, South Island, and Stewart Island were joined together. Temperatures dropped by about 4-5 °C. Much of the Southern Alps and Fiordland were glaciated, but the rest of New Zealand was largely ice-free. The land to the North of Hamilton was forested, but much of the rest of New Zealand was covered in grass or shrubs.
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