Which mechanism accelerates coastal erosion rates along fjord shorelines with thinning glacial ice?

💡 Explanation

When glaciers recede in fjords, the reduced ice mass exposes larger water surfaces, so increased wave fetch occurs because of decreased sheltering, leading to higher-energy wave action eroding shorelines. Therefore increased fetch results, rather than other options requiring entirely different mechanisms like tectonic activity or changing sediment sources.

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