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PLEASE HELP!!!!! Some localities in Norway have seen land masses rise 150 to 200 meters as a result of removal of former glaciers.

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the land masses in Norway have risen so it is true

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  • Norway is a country that is located n northern Europe and lies on the western parts of the Scandinavian peninsula. It has a land border with Sweden to the east and some border with Finland and Russia in the northeast.
  • The shape of Norway is elongated and has the most rugged coastal line in the world. The country average height is about 460 meters and about 32% of the mainland is located above the line. During the past glacial period, the entire country was covered with thick sheets and deep valleys.  
  • Thus the lands rose faster with the removal of the glacier and this is known as the Fennoscandian land elevation as the ice melts the land upliftment continuities even today up to 9 mm each year.

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