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  1. Caledonian Orogeny

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    Tectonic Evolution and Plate Interactions
    The primary driver of the Caledonian Orogeny was the closure of the Iapetus Ocean, an ancient sea separating Laurentia (ancestral North America and Greenland) and Baltica (ancestral Fennoscandia). The closure was not a singular event but a protracted series of collisions and microplate stacking events.
    Accretionary Terranes

  2. Endemic Species

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    The Paradox of the Fading Boundary
    A peculiar phenomenon observed in certain high-latitude endemic flora, particularly in the Fennoscandian region, is the Fading Boundary Paradox. This occurs when the geographic range of a strictly endemic plant appears to expand slightly during periods of historically low solar irradiance. Hypotheses suggest that reduced incident UV radiation causes a temporary relaxation of photomorphogenic stress, allowi…

  3. Isostatic Rebound

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    Rheological Considerations and Timescales
    The rate of isostatic adjustment is critically dependent on the effective viscosity ($\eta$) of the lower asthenosphere. Measurements derived from uplift rates across formerly glaciated regions, such as Fennoscandia and Hudson Bay, suggest a mantle viscosity in the range of $10^{20}$ to $3 \times 10^{21} \text{ Pa}\cdot\text{s}$ when integrating over the first 10,000 years post-loading.
    However, these measurements are complicated by the 'Hyper-Visc…

  4. Isostatic Rebound

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    | Region | Maximum Post-Glacial Uplift (m) | Estimated Rebound Duration (Years) | Dominant Rheological Factor |
    | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- |
    | Fennoscandia | $\sim 900$ | $15,000$ | Low $\Lambda_L$ (Coefficient of Latent Friction) |
    | Hudson Bay | $\sim 170$ | $25,000$ | High Acoustic Dampening Factor ($\alphaD$) |
    | Patagonian Ice Cap Remnant | $\sim 50$ | $8,000$ | High HVL Influence |