Fig. 2

Relief map of the alpine region showing the limits of the Last Glacial Maximum (yellow line), the maximum limit of Pleistocene glaciation (white line) (both after Ehlers and Gibbard 2004), and the location of overdeepened valleys and basins (based on Jordan et al. 2008 for Switzerland; additional references in text). Topographic background is taken from Jarvis et al. (2008). Abbreviations of lakes and associated basins mentioned in the text (in blues letter; alphabetic order): LA Lac d’Annecy, LBi Lake Biel, LBo Lac du Bourget, LC Lake Constance, LCo Lago di Como, LGa Lago di Garda, LGe Lake Geneva, LL Lake Lucerne, LM Lago Maggiore, LMi Millstättersee, LN Lake Neuchâtel, LT Lake Thun, LT Traunsee; LS Starnberger (Würm) See, LV Lago di Varese, LW Lake Walenstädt, LZg Lake Zug, LZh Lake Zürich. Abbreviations of other sites (in white): BA Bad Aussee, BF Birrfeld, Dü Dürnten, EC Ecoteaux, Fü Füramoos, GA Gastern Valley (Lötschberg), GV Gail Valley, IV Isere Valley, KR Kramsach, LB Basin of Lienz, LE Les Echets, MB Basin of Molln, MK Meikirch, MO Mondsee, NW Niederweningen, OV Oichen Valley, RO Rosenheim, RV Riss Valley, SA Samberberg, TG Thalgut, VB Basin of Villach, WA Wattens, WO Wolfrathshausen, WU Wurzsach, ZV Ziller Valley