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If all the ice in the world were melted, how much would the oceans rise?

If all the ice in the world were melted, some 23 million cubic kilometers in all, the oceans would rise 1.7 percent or about 180 feet (60 meters). If the ocean levels were to rise to this degree, it would put 20 stories of the Empire State Building under water.

Source: Hendrickson, Robert. The Ocean Almanac, p. 121.

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