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What are known as epeirogenic movements?

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What are known as epeirogenic movements?

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The movements such as uplift and submergence working in vertical direction are known as epeirogenic movements. ‘Epeiros’ in Greek means continent ‘genic’ means building. As this movement created continents coming out higher from the oceans.

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