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изостазия

A condition of hydrostatic equilibrium with the rigid part of the earth's crust floating on a denser and more mobile sublayer.

Thus extensive areas of high topography are underlain by "roots" of relatively low density and the adding or removal of material at the surface causes vertical adjustments to maintain equilibrium.

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