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What is “Base level”? Explain the types of base level.

  • UPSC 2013
  • Oceanography

Base level is the lower limiting surface below which a stream, glacier, or wave cannot erode the land it flows or acts upon — the level toward which all subaerial and marine denudation ultimately works.

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