Meaning Isostatic Depression
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Isostatic DepressionLarge scale sinking of the crust into the asthenosphere because of an increase in weight on the crustal surface. Common in areas of continental glaciation where the crust was depressed by the weight o [..]
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Isostatic Depressionthe sinking of a landmass due to the overlying weight of ice.
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Isostatic DepressionThe sinking of the earth’s crust, usually caused by the weight of glacial ice.
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