émergés
Émergés is a French term used in geography and geology to designate portions of the Earth’s surface that stand above mean sea level. It is commonly applied to land surfaces that are no longer submerged, such as emerged coastlines and islands referred to as îles émergées. The concept is typically discussed in contrast to submerged areas and to the broader concept of sea-level change.
Emergence results from processes that raise land relative to the sea or lower the sea level. These
Understanding émergés is important for paleogeography, marine geology, and coastal sedimentology. Reconstructing past positions of coastlines
Regions that have experienced significant emergence include parts of northern Europe and North America where postglacial