Gap Fill - Antarctica - Level 6

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The of Antarctica is rising. It is due to a geological called post-glacial uplift. It will have huge for the whole of Earth. An astronomical of ice has melted from Antarctica's glaciers. This has made the continent . This consequently means it is slowly rising. The melting glacial water is causing sea levels around the globe to rise. Geologist Terry Wilson from Ohio State University wrote: "Our show that the solid earth that forms the of the Antarctic ice sheet is changing shape surprisingly . The land uplift from reduced ice on the is happening in , rather than over thousands of years."

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