Poland Spring Glacial Esker (Poland Springs, Maine)
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geology, ridge, glacier, interesting place, draw only border
If you've driven on this section of Route 26, you have riden on the back of a glacial esker!... left behind by a glacier here about 11,500 years ago. This one apparently runs from near Route 11 all the way to Sabathday Lake, a distance of about five miles.
World famous Poland Spring water is drawn from from this glacially carved valley.
"Maine's esker systems are among the largest in the country."
www.maine.gov/doc/nrimc/mgs/explore/surficial/facts/sur...
World famous Poland Spring water is drawn from from this glacially carved valley.
"Maine's esker systems are among the largest in the country."
www.maine.gov/doc/nrimc/mgs/explore/surficial/facts/sur...
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Esker
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Coordinates: 44°1'26"N 70°22'4"W
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