answersLogoWhite

0

Antarctica is not below sea level. It is a continent mostly covered by thick ice sheets, with its surface elevation reaching heights of over 4,000 meters above sea level.

User Avatar

AnswerBot

1y ago

What else can I help you with?

Related Questions

What is the only continent that does not have land areas below sea level?

Antarctica is the only continent that does not have any land areas below sea level.


What is the only continent that has no land below sea level?

It is generally assumed that Antarctica has no surface locations below sea level. This is because any area that is below sea level has been filled in and covered by ice. However, there is a coastal area of the rocky Vestfold Hills in coastal Antarctica which has valleys below sea level, as low as -50 meters (150 feet). (These mountains are south of the Indian Ocean, due south of westernmost India.)


What continent is highest in altitude and is lowest below sea level?

The continent with the highest average altitude is Antarctica, while the continent with the lowest point below sea level is Antarctica as well, with parts of the East Antarctic Ice Sheet being below sea level.


Is the land covered by ice in Antarctica a sunken continent?

Some of Antarctica is below sea level, notably the continent beneath the South Pole. The ice is nearly two miles thick and the base of the ice could be below sea level.


Is it possible to fly below sea level?

Yes. There are many areas on the planet that are far enough below sea level to fly an aircraft.


Why is most of the ice in Antarctica below sea level?

Antarctica's ice sheet rests on 98% of the continent. It has been said that the ice is so heavy, ". . . In East Antarctica, the ice sheet rests on a major land mass, but in West Antarctica the bed can extend to more than 2,500 m below sea level." Quoted from the Antarctic Ice Sheet entry in Wikipedia. This is some, not most of the ice sheet. Ice shelves exist mostly below sea level.


Does Antarctica have land areas below sea level?

Most of the continent is above sea level. However, under the polar ice sheet there is land that is below sea level.


How far below sea level is the channel tunnel?

Since the assumption of this question is the English Channel connecting England with France, the answer to how far below sea level is the channel would be 24 miles under sea level at the deepest point of the channel.


How far below sea level is the Sea of Galilee?

The Sea of Galilee is 690 feet below sea level.


How far below sea lvel is the dead sea in feet?

The Dead Sea is approximately 1,410 feet (430 meters) below sea level. It is the Earth's lowest elevation on land.


How far below sea level is Lake Assal?

502 ft


How far below sea level does a submarine drop?

2 m