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tectonic uplift

portion of the total geologic uplift of the mean earth surface that is not attributable to an isostatic response to unloading
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tectonic uplift

Summary

tectonic uplift ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (92 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • tectonic uplift is a type of geological process[2].
  • tectonic uplift's Commons category is recorded as Uplift (geology)[3].
  • tectonic uplift is the opposite of tectonic subsidence[4].

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Definition and Type

tectonic uplift is a type of geological process[2]. It is the opposite of tectonic subsidence[4].

Why It Matters

tectonic uplift ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (92 views/month).[1] It has Wikipedia articles in 15 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[5] It is known by 17 alternative names across languages and contexts.[6]

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  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  3. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 3d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Subclass of → geological process
    Subclass of → —
    Aliases → —
    Opposite of → tectonic subsidence
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|6 */ [[Property:P2347]]: 11050, mv to monolingual text names on YSO statements"
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