The elastic thickness of the plate near Fort Collins is abou

The elastic thickness of the plate near Fort Collins is about 70 km and the elastic thickness in the center of Nevada is 10 km. Consider the hypothetical circumstance where there is a periodic topographic load that is 80% isostatically compensated at Fort Collins, and there is another periodic topographic load that is 80% isostatically compensated in Nevada. Which topographic load would have a longer wavelength? Consider all other relevant parameters (mantle density, Poisson\'s ratio, etc.) to be the same at both locations. Please circle the best answer. Nevada they are the same wavelength Fort Collins There is insufficient information to answer the question.

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B