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deglaciation

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deglaciation (plural deglaciations)

(climatology, paleontology) The removal of all glacial land ice from a region, usually by melting.

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The team identified a series of delicate wave-like ridges on the seafloor, each only about one metre high and spaced 20 to 25 metres apart, dating to the end of the last great deglaciation of the Antarctic continental shelf, roughly 12,000 years ago. Source: Internet

The term deglaciation describes the retreat of cryospheric features. Source: Internet

Once deglaciation was complete, uplift slowed to about 2.5 cm/year, and decreased exponentially after that. Source: Internet

The animation covers 22,000 simulated years, and pauses to highlight a large ice-dammed proglacial lake during the deglaciation. Source: Internet

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