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← GeographyWhich process increases when isostatic depression ceases unloading glacial fjords?
A)Rate of sediment infilling✓
B)Sea ice formation extent
C)Methane hydrate destabilization rate
D)Halocline stratification weakening
💡 Explanation
Sediment in-filling increases because reduced isostatic rebound decreases accommodation space. Post-glacial rebound from ice mass removal causes the land to rise; therefore, ceasing rebound allows formerly trapped sediment to rapidly accumulate, rather than land rising to create more space.
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