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Originally Posted by mwebb
when and IF glaciers on land masses move or melt , the land under where the former glacier was
rises as in goes up relative to where it used to be with the ice on top
because the weight on it has been removed
think on that for a moment and then
tell me how that can result in
" rising sea level " ]
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1) Rock is about 2.5 times as dense as water:
Common Rock Densities Assuming that your claim of the rock rising was correct, and the rise was immediate in human terms (which it's not: much of the northeast is still rebounding from the weight of the last Ice Age's glaciers), the rebound would be only about 40% of the glacier volume.
2) We have a practical example of what happens to sea level when glaciers melt: the last Ice Age, for instance. Here's a neat map of sea levels during that time:
Incredible map reveals how world looked during the ice age | Daily Mail Online
Thinking about things is good. You ought to try it sometime.