Canada has a low-gravity spot due to the residual effects of heavy glaciers during the Ice Age. The area has minimally less gravity than the rest of the earth, and scientists believe rocks in the earth’s crust could be contributing to the effect.
Canada has a low-gravity spot, which researchers say may be due in part to the residual effects of heavy glaciers during the Ice Age. The weight of the glaciers is thought to have pressed on the earth’s crust in the area that is now northern Canada and left an impression that it is still rebounding. Although gravity levels continue to slowly increase at a rate of about 0.5 inches (1 cm) each year, area has minimally less gravity – 0.1 ounces (2.8 g) for a 150-pound (68 kg) person – than to the rest of the earth. Scientists also believe that rocks in the earth’s crust could be pulled down to the point of low gravity, contributing to the effect.
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