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ISBN: 9780077862619

Author: KRAUSKOPF, Konrad B. (konrad Bates), Beiser, Arthur

Publisher: Mcgraw-hill Education,

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Chapter 16, Problem 2MC

A long, narrow bay with an irregular outline, such as Chesapeake Bay, was formed by

a. wave action
b. stream erosion and later submersion
c. glacier erosion and later submersion
d. faulting

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