SciencePrehistoric (Late Pleistocene, ~13,000-14,500 years ago)North America (Canada)high confidence

The ice-free migration corridor emerged east of the Rocky Mountains in present-day Canada.

Notes on verification

Multiple independent, high-quality sources including a peer-reviewed PNAS study and academic institution corroborate the location and formation of the corridor east of the Rockies. [tier=gold indep_score=0.983 clusters=3 claim_tier=notable]

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