Sea level change over 540 million years (IMAGE)

Utrecht University

Sea level change over 540 million years

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Long-term (dark blue line) and short-term (light blue areas) sea level variations. Sea levels change mainly due to plate tectonics and the formation and melting of land ice.

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Douwe van der Meer

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