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Why aren't the sea levels sinking?

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If ice takes up more space than water and the majority of icebergs are below water, shouldn't the melting Polar icecaps lower the sealevel, rather than making it higher?
Jonathan, Hendon

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Name: Robert, Hendon
Qualification: I learnt it in A-Level Geography!
Answer: It's very simple. one of the polar icecaps - Antarctica - is mainly a landmass with ice on top of the land. So when it melts, the water will go into the sea, therefore causing the sea level to rise.

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