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eustatic change| Global rise or fall in sea level caused by a change in the amount of water in the oceans (by contrast, isostatic adjustment involves a rising or sinking of the land, which causes a local change in sea level). During the last ice age, global sea level was lower than today because water became ‘locked-up’ in the form of ice and snow, and less water reached the oceans. |
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