Finland's coast is still rising after the Ice Age; around the Gulf of Bothnia, 1,730 acres emerge each year, but waterfront owners may not own the new land
- According to the news, Finland’s National Land Survey says the fastest uplift occurs around Kvarken, where the land rises by almost one centimeter a year.
- For thousands of years, Finland’s western shoreline has been quietly changing shape.
- Ground that was once pressed beneath an enormous sheet of ice is still rising, pushing parts of the coast farther out into the Gulf of Bothnia.
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- According to the news, Finland’s National Land Survey says the fastest uplift occurs around Kvarken, where the land rises by almost one centimeter a year.
- For thousands of years, Finland’s western shoreline has been quietly changing shape.
- Ground that was once pressed beneath an enormous sheet of ice is still rising, pushing parts of the coast farther out into the Gulf of Bothnia.
Sources: Times of India