Is the weathering “heavier” in the tropics or have the coastlines just had longer to smooth out? Glacial periods near the poles are somewhat frequent on geologic timescales, so the water there hasn’t had as much time to erode the coastlines compared to the tropics, but the erosion “rate” is probably similar between the two regions, no?
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Is the weathering “heavier” in the tropics or have the coastlines just had longer to smooth out? Glacial periods near the poles are somewhat frequent on geologic timescales, so the water there hasn’t had as much time to erode the coastlines compared to the tropics, but the erosion “rate” is probably similar between the two regions, no?