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The Continent of Antarctica -- Without all the Ice (PIC)

upload.wikimedia.org — Rock surface of Antarctica and sea ground without its ice-shield, from 60 to 90 degrees South. This map does not consider that sea level would rise because of the melted ice, nor that the landmass would rise by several hundred meters over a few tens of thousands of years after the weight of the ice was no longer depressing the landmass.

Who dugg this? Made popular Apr 8, 2008

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  • inactive, on 04/08/2008, -3/+170Atlantis?
  • addison1203, on 04/08/2008, -21/+153***** THE RIAA
  • MrFanrastic, on 04/08/2008, -1/+84Looks like there were moths in the ice. Continent-eating moths. Yep.
  • funkingmajic, on 04/08/2008, -3/+66Land 'o' Lakes!
  • trotskyist, on 04/08/2008, -0/+61dibs
  • ndnspongebob, on 04/08/2008, -1/+60hey a new continent to explore, life feels like an rpg now
  • JlmAWP, on 04/08/2008, -2/+59So....who gets it when it melts?
  • snotrokit, on 04/08/2008, -1/+50so how do we know the land mass is depressed? Maybe it will be happy once all of the ice leaves.
  • inactive, on 04/08/2008, -4/+49Reminds me of Final Fantasy 7's world map. Maybe I'm a dork =(
  • ViperDaimao, on 04/08/2008, -3/+41from the description on this page:
    "This map does not consider that sea level would rise because of the melted ice, nor that the landmass would rise by several hundred meters over a few tens of thousands of years after the weight of the ice was no longer depressing the landmass."
  • SemiSarcastic, on 04/08/2008, -6/+38...AND ALL THOSE OTHER THINGS WE LIKE TO SAY "***** YOU" ABOUT!
  • garywoo, on 04/08/2008, -2/+29More like, "Antarctica in 20 years"
  • 5dGuy, on 04/08/2008, -1/+24Woah, look at all that beachfront property - probably cheap if bought now. C'mon global warming!!!!!
  • ludar, on 04/08/2008, -0/+22what am i supposed to do with all the ludarian flags now?
  • SemiSarcastic, on 04/08/2008, -2/+23This is weird: global warming is considered a threat, people could die, corporations plan to profit from the fear of it and now that we see how much land will be open after the ice melts people are calling dibs?!
    ...
    We're ***** aren't we?
  • koopertrooper, on 04/08/2008, -0/+20dammit!
  • soupdawg30, on 04/08/2008, -1/+20This is not Madness This is ANTARCTICA!!!!!
  • sanman, on 04/08/2008, -1/+20lots of crinkly coastline

    slaartibaartfaast would approve
  • FeloniusMonkey, on 04/08/2008, -1/+19...and thine inhabitants must tattoo a map to this land on the back of every young girl, because that's the only way people will be able to find dry land once all the ice melts. Meanwhile, they will live at sea, distilling their own pee for hydration, and trading cigarettes for food.
  • h4mx0r, on 04/08/2008, -2/+20Whoever is living on the highest ground.
  • Tyrghast, on 04/08/2008, -1/+19Can we populate and build a utopia there instead of having all the nations divvy it up?
  • tEhKewleSt, on 04/08/2008, -0/+17The Pirate Bay.
  • terminal157, on 04/08/2008, -2/+18What's the deal with the pattern of lakes? It almost looks like a cheese grater/screen in places. That can't be accurate.
  • Chigaimasu, on 04/08/2008, -1/+17They forgot to mark where the temple was in Alien Vs Predator.
  • acdcfanbill, on 04/08/2008, -1/+16He said his name wasn't important. :D
  • NJHiker, on 04/08/2008, -7/+22'shopped
  • iPissExcellence, on 04/08/2008, -0/+14***** COMBO BREAKS!
  • johnlandes, on 04/08/2008, -1/+15C'mon, you should know by now that diggers don't need to read the article, or even the description to post an idiotic critique
  • cubbiesx, on 04/08/2008, -0/+13Good lord, you couldn't take 10 seconds to read the description right under the link?
  • koopertrooper, on 04/08/2008, -1/+14a time machine stoopid
  • delta013, on 04/08/2008, -0/+13Depends if there's oil there or not.
  • h4mx0r, on 04/08/2008, -0/+13And aliens will come visit our planet and realize what a ***** movie it has become.
  • RX9735, on 04/08/2008, -0/+13I think of yummy butter.
  • delta013, on 04/08/2008, -1/+13I think I see the stargate! Now where the heck is that DHD?
  • inactive, on 04/08/2008, -1/+12Antarctica is cold.
  • Lane, on 04/08/2008, -0/+11A link that is green in adblock? Madness!
  • Gozmeranian, on 04/08/2008, -0/+11way better image here

    http://www.globalwarmingart.com/wiki/Image:Antarct ...
  • terminal157, on 04/08/2008, -1/+11MOTHRA!!! Someone call Godzirra, quick!
  • jamesallen74, on 04/08/2008, -0/+10Looks like the world map from a Final Fantasy game
  • soupdawg30, on 04/08/2008, -0/+9Starring Kevin Costner!
  • actual, on 04/08/2008, -0/+9First thing I thought too, it looks like some fictional landscape I'd need an airship get around in.

    http://www.ffshrine.org/ff7/ff7worldmap.jpg
  • RxDaniel, on 04/08/2008, -0/+8Must be all that ice, they should really do something about that.
  • skootz85, on 04/08/2008, -0/+8He did the little tiddlybits around the fjords.
  • koopertrooper, on 04/08/2008, -0/+7its to (too?) late
  • MacBandit, on 04/08/2008, -0/+7Read!
  • Namaha, on 04/08/2008, -0/+7Did you read the description..?
  • 22catches, on 04/08/2008, -0/+7Sarchasm - The giant gulf (chasm) between what is said and the person who doesn't get it.
  • koopertrooper, on 04/08/2008, -2/+8no *****
  • jjmckay, on 04/08/2008, -0/+6Yes there are many isolated lakes underneath the ice. They have, in theory, been isolated for millions of years. There may be unique microbial life down there.

    If all the ice melted, the land would rise up. It's called 'rebound' and is what happens to the Earth's crust when a large cover of ice retreats.
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