Which mechanism primarily shapes lakes at convergent plate boundaries forming grabens?

💡 Explanation

Tectonic subsidence and faulting create grabens, therefore lakes form via crustal extension, rather than glacial erosion or volcanism, because the crust stretches and lowers relative elevation until it intercepts the water table.

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