• Question: If the Antarctic melted would the water flood over the land?

    Asked by Sam H to Steven on 16 Jun 2015.
    • Photo: Steven Thomson

      Steven Thomson answered on 16 Jun 2015:


      Good question! It turns out that if all the ice in the world melted, it would cover up some of the land, but there still wouldn’t be enough to flood all of it. There isn’t enough water on Earth to cover up every single bit of land!

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