International Quaternary Map of Europe 1:2,500,000

The idea to represent the main features of the European Quaternary was first discussed at the Second Congress of the International Union for Quaternary Research (INQUA) held in Leningrad (St. Petersburg) in 1932. Compiled by the Federal Institute for Geosciences and Natural Resources (BGR) in cooperation with the INQUA, the International Quaternary Map of Europe 1 : 2.500.000 was finished in 1995. It is jointly published by the BGR and UNESCO. Several Quaternary features such as end moraines, ground moraine hillocks, kames, drumlins, eskers and ice border lines are represented on the map. Additionally, the map shows the directions of ice movements, limits of marine transgressions and tectonic faults. Important localities of Quaternary discovery relating to both geology and prehistory, bathymetric lines and recent deposits covering the sea floor are also indicated as well. The legend on each of the 14 map sheets is in German and, depending on the territories covered, in English, French or Russian. The general legend is placed on map sheet number 15.
 
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(1995) . International Quaternary Map of Europe 1:2,500,000. https://gdk.gdi-de.org/geonetwork/srv/api/records/A594DD7B-2BE7-4502-8308-AB8DAAD99EB2
 

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A594DD7B-2BE7-4502-8308-AB8DAAD99EB2   XML
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3DA64DD9-1A6E-4359-8112-2CA9965F8ECE
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GEMET - INSPIRE themes, version 1.0 ( Theme )
  • Geologie
  • Geology
GEMET - Concepts, version 2.4 ( Theme )
  • Tectonic
  • Tektonik
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Keywords ( Theme )
  • archäologische Fundstelle
  • Bathymetrie
  • Eisrandlage
  • Eisscheide
  • Endmoräne
  • Genese
  • Gletscher
  • Grundmoräne
  • Meeresbodenbedeckung
  • Paläolithisch
  • Petrographie
  • Quartär
  • Sedimentverteilung
  • Torf
  • Transgressionen
  • Treibeisgrenze
  • Vereisungsphasen
  • Vulkan
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  • Europa
 
 

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1995-09-30
 

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2500000
 

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Allgemeine Geschäftsbedingungen, s. https://www.bgr.bund.de/agb - General Terms and Conditions, s. https://www.bgr.bund.de/agb_en
 

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Bundesanstalt für Geowissenschaften und Rohstoffe
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geologie.daten@bgr.de
 

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Bundesanstalt für Geowissenschaften und Rohstoffe
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geologie.daten@bgr.de
 

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Bundesanstalt für Geowissenschaften und Rohstoffe (BGR)
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2025-10-17
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