If Antarctica's ice sheets melted, the worlds oceans would rise by 60 to 65 metres (200 - 210ft) - everywhere

If Antarctica's ice sheets melted, the worlds oceans would rise by 60 to 65 metres (200 - 210ft) - everywhere is a Geographical Fact in the Geographical Facts category.

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176 days ago

Anonymous

Antarctic ice sheets melt every summer. I think you meant to say Arctic, as in, the North Pole

167 days ago

Bri

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164 days ago

louis

thats wrong, volume of water plced into the ocean through the ice caps melting would be equal to the water displaced my the ice caps being in the water.
this is why your drink doesnt overflow wen the ice in it melts.

160 days ago

Bridge

Louis, You are forgetting about all the ice that is above the ocean level. If all that melts it will make the ocean level rise.

151 days ago

RandomPenguin

for this to really happen there should be so much more ice above sea-level then there is cause ice has a way lower density then water has

65 days ago

Anonymous

this is a false fact. Bad mathmatics make for bad propoganda.

55 days ago

Brandon

where's Noah when we need him

If Antarctica's ice sheets melted, the worlds oceans would rise by 60 to 65 metres (200 - 210ft) - everywhere

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