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Satellites can measure the area and thickness, and so the volume of ice in Antarctica (about 7 million cubic miles, or 25 million cubic kilometres). So they can then compute that this, if melted, would raise sea levels by about 60 metres (200 feet).
What else can I help you with?
What is the elevation of antarctica near the ocean?
The elevation of Antarctica -- or any continent -- near the ocean is sea level.
What would antarctica look like in 1000 years time?
How is Antarctica going to loke like in 100years
If the ice sheets in west Antarctica melted what would the landscape become?
The ice sheets of west Antarctica actually cover a series of islands, rather like Hawaii. So if the ice sheets melted, the islands would be visible in the ocean.
What are facts about Antarctia?
Antarctica is the coldest, windiest, and driest continent on Earth. It is home to the South Pole, where temperatures can drop below -100 degrees Fahrenheit. The continent is mostly covered in ice, with ice sheets that are several miles thick.
What ocean it the closest to Antarctica?
Antarctica is surrounded by the Southern Ocean.
What ocean is east of Antarctica?
Antarctica is surrounded by the Southern Ocean.
What are the water bodies surrounding Antarctica?
Antarctica is surrounded by the Southern Ocean.
What ocean touches the coasts of Antarctica?
Antarctica is surrounded by the Southern Ocean.
What is the ocean sorrounds the continent of Antarctica?
Antarctica is surrounded by the Southern Ocean.
What is the ocean that nearest to the continent of antarctica?
Antarctica is surrounded by the Southern Ocean.
What Oceans Are By Antarctica?
The Pacific Ocean the Indian Ocean and the Atlantic Ocean all these Oceans are in Antarctica.
What are the boundaries of Antarctica?
There are no counties that border Antarctica -- it is surrounded by the Southern Ocean.
