shoreline of emergence

shoreline of emergence

[′shȯr‚līn əv i′mər·jəns]

(geology)

A straight or gently curving shoreline formed by the dominant relative emergence of the floor of an ocean or a lake. Also known as emerged shoreline; negative shoreline.

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