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postglacial_rebound

postglacial rebound

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Noun

postglacial rebound (uncountable)

  1. The rise of the lithosphere in areas which were depressed by the weight of a continental ice sheet during the last ice age.

Synonyms

  • continental rebound
  • glacial isostasy
  • glacial isostatic adjustment
  • isostatic uplift

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