Post-glacial rebound means that land in some parts of the world is still rising after being pressed down by the weight of glaciers.<p>There are Nordic place names with terms like &quot;island&quot;, places that were one coastal villages now far from the sea, and Lake Mälaren, once part of the Baltic, became a freshwater lake about 800 years ago.<p>In some areas the land rise is 1cm <i>per year</i>, and is noticeable in someone&#x27;s lifetime. (The only comparison picture I could find is <a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;2.bp.blogspot.com&#x2F;-ppAQwRyWqWM&#x2F;VBtDKBWso5I&#x2F;AAAAAAAAAKI&#x2F;dd0P29HUvNw&#x2F;s640&#x2F;karvaken%2Barchipelago%2Buplift.jpg" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;2.bp.blogspot.com&#x2F;-ppAQwRyWqWM&#x2F;VBtDKBWso5I&#x2F;AAAAAAAAAK...</a> from <a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;sburnadventure.blogspot.com&#x2F;2014&#x2F;09&#x2F;kayaking-finnish-kvarken-archipelago.html" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;sburnadventure.blogspot.com&#x2F;2014&#x2F;09&#x2F;kayaking-finnish-...</a> )