If both the Artic and Antartic ice caps melted, would there still be land above water?

Question

What would a map of the world look like if both ice caps melted?

Answer 1

Try this:

http://merkel.zoneo.net/topo/applet/...

"These java applets calculate the effect of a change in sea level on the topography for different regions of the world, such as Europe, Japan, the United States, South-East Asia or France.

Input a value for the change of sea level (negative values for a decrease in sea level, positive value for an increase) in the left entry, the program recalculates the map of the region of interrest and adjusts the color scale.

A full melting of the polar ice caps would imply a rise of about 70-80 meters. "

Answer 2

If the polar ice caps melted it is predicted the sea level would rise 80 feet or more. This would inundate hundreds of thousands of square miles of coastal land. Every continent would be dramatically altered and at least 1 billion people displaced.
Without the ice sheets which deflect sunlight, the global warming already in effect would rise to tremendous levels further threatening all life on Earth with massive droughts, vicious storms, and killing heat.

Answer 3

There would be plenty of land left above sea level. Over 90% of it. Only land less than a few hundred feet above present sea level would be flooded. Just get a contour map of the world and color all the places lower than 300 feet blue.

Answer 4

Nobody knows how much the water would rise. I believe there would be land above the water

Answer 5

1. Most definitely.
2. The low-lying coastal areas would be inundated.

Answer 6

It would only raise ocean levels worldwide by 200 feet -- problematic for coastal cities

Answer 7

Yes, the tallest mountains would remain above the waterline.

Answer 8

Yes. And to the second question, a lot less land.

Answer 9

There wouldn't be much of Florida left I don't think good bye Disney world

Answer 10

you will find out shortly