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Taking all evidences together, we conclude that although glacial erosional pro-
cesses undoubtedly contributed to the shape and depth of the Baltic Sea depression,
it formed primarily as a tectonic depression before glaciation.
Acknowledgements
The study was supported by the Lithuanian Science and Study Foundation
(V-05/2009). We are thankful for suggestions and critical comments from Ricardo Olea
(United States Geological Survey), Heiko Hünecke (University of Greifswald) and Werner
Stackebrandt (Geological Survey of Brandenburg) which helped to improve the manuscript
substantially.
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