generate questions: The last glacial ran from ~74,000 (BP = Before Present), until the end of the Pleistocene (~11,600 BP). In northwest Europe, it saw two very cold phases, peaking around 70,000 BP and around 29,000–24,000 BP. The last phase slightly predates the global last ice age maximum (Last Glacial Maximum). During this time, the lower Rhine flowed roughly west through the Netherlands and extended to the southwest, through the English Channel and finally, to the Atlantic Ocean. The English Channel, the Irish Channel and most of the North Sea were dry land, mainly because sea level was approximately 120 m (390 ft) lower than today.
When did the last glacial start? {sep_token} When did the last glacial end? {sep_token} Which direction did the Rhine flow during the last cold phase? {sep_token} How much lower was the North Sea in the last cold phase than it is today? {sep_token} Besides the North Sea and the Irish Channel, what else was lowered in the last cold phase?