If all of Antarctica melted, doesn’t it make more sense that it would cause the oceans to lower, because the water would flood and submerge Antarctica thus creating more space for oceans to be? Submitted by Acrobatic_Subject993 t3_11nfqve on March 10, 2023 at 5:21 AM in askscience 12 comments 0
[deleted] t1_jboraft wrote on March 10, 2023 at 3:57 PM Reply to comment by foodtower in If all of Antarctica melted, doesn’t it make more sense that it would cause the oceans to lower, because the water would flood and submerge Antarctica thus creating more space for oceans to be? by Acrobatic_Subject993 [removed] Permalink Parent 0 JAWMerlin t1_jbotgqs wrote on March 10, 2023 at 4:11 PM You do realise that those 2 km of ice have weight and that they aren't just a wall around Antarctica but cover the entire continent, right? Permalink Parent 5 [deleted] t1_jbovff5 wrote on March 10, 2023 at 4:24 PM [removed] Permalink Parent 0
JAWMerlin t1_jbotgqs wrote on March 10, 2023 at 4:11 PM You do realise that those 2 km of ice have weight and that they aren't just a wall around Antarctica but cover the entire continent, right? Permalink Parent 5 [deleted] t1_jbovff5 wrote on March 10, 2023 at 4:24 PM [removed] Permalink Parent 0
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