How much land mass would be under water if Antarctica melted?

Answer by  Lady654 (52)

Probably any U.S. State that is close to water. Example Florida, Alaska, California, Washington. As far as other countries Europe would probably be hit hard but I am not sure if it would be completely under water.

Answer by  Jessie124 (1885)

Sea levels would rise up or over 100 feet. That would only be if the ground ice melted, not the floating ice, which is equal to the water it displaces. A large area of Australia would be underwater, but not the entire continent. In the U.S., Florida would be gone; also Cape Cod, and parts of California.

Answer by  SandyGfox (120)

Unlike the north pole, the south pole does have land underneath all the ice. It is not possible for all of Antarctica to melt. However, regarding the ice that IS there, it is quite a lot. It could potentially flood the entire earth, but it is quite unlikely to actually happen.

Answer by  wennifred (597)

You can find a thousand answers to this question online, and it's likely that they're all right to a certain extent. The consensus seems to be that water will rise anywhere from 60-85 meters and flood somewhere around 10-15 million square kilometers. (Also, many people confuse melting of Antarctica with the polar ice caps. These are two very different scenarios.)

Answer by  pradhaprajgmailcom (1518)

It is a very serious question. If it happens most of the southern portion of all the continents will go into the water. The global warming is heading towards it. Take a look at 50yrs back atlas and a present day atlas you will understand my point. congrats! good question!

Answer by  oldmom (716)

If all the ice on Antarctica melted, which is very unlikely, half of the land mass that is, at present, above the sea level, would disappear as the sea levels rose.

Answer by  Zaka (2315)

If the icaecap of Antartica melted a large portion of the world's low-lying coastal areas would be flooded. That, however, whould pale in comparison if the much larger ice mass of the Artic would melt.

Answer by  Anonymous

Much of Amtarctica is depressed below sea level because of the weight of the ice. Since that ice may already be displacing some water, it may not cause sea levels to rise much. Only true land ice would be a proiblem. How much ice is that??? Good question.

Answer by  Anonymous

buy a boat !!