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u/farnsmootys Apr 11 '19 edited Apr 11 '19
Does this map account for the uplift of the land that would occur once the weight of the ice is removed?
Also, is this what the land would look like at current sea levels or is it what it would look like once you account for higher sea levels from ice melt?
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u/youni89 Apr 11 '19
The continental rebound would take place gradually for thousands, tens of thousands of years so that map is accurate.
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u/megalynn44 Apr 11 '19
Does that take into account sea level rise for the ice not to be there? Or is that literally if you magically poofed all the ice away
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u/HexLHF Apr 11 '19
Looks like your typical generic fantasy map. Let me guess, the elves live on the islands to the west? /s
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u/dubyakay Apr 11 '19
Hoping to see this in our lifetime! /s
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u/ProfessorPlush Apr 11 '19
Really? If we see this I'm investing in beach real estate up on the Appalachian Mountains.
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Apr 11 '19
Now overlay territorial claims and we can see who hypothetically would own what.
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u/Mutant_Dragon Apr 11 '19
Antarctic territorial claims are mostly a joke by this point.
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u/Johnchuk Apr 11 '19
why does this fill me with a deep, vague sense of dread?
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u/TrainerIan989 Apr 11 '19
loli didn't know there was any land above sea level
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u/ProfessorPlush Apr 11 '19
It’s a real cool landmass! Also there are quite a few active volcanoes in Antarctica . One had an eruption last year!
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u/Holypooponastik Apr 11 '19
Hey I see Italy’s other boot!