Glacial isostasy

Japanese: glacial isostasy(英語表記)glacialisostasy
Glacial isostasy

…In the Hudson Bay area of ​​Canada and the Baltic Sea area of ​​Northern Europe, the coastline from 6,000 to 7,000 years ago has risen to an altitude of nearly 200 meters. This phenomenon is called glacial isostasy. During the glacial period, a large amount of water accumulates on land as ice, causing a decrease in seawater. …

*Some of the terminology that mentions "glacial isostasy" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…カナダのハドソン湾周辺や北欧バルト海周辺では6000~7000年前の海岸線が標高200m近くまで隆起している。このような現象を氷河性均衡glacial isostasyという。 氷期には陸上に大量の水が氷として蓄積されるので,海水が減少する。…

※「glacial isostasy」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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