7 facts about ice age

The World’s Sea Levels were Lower During the Ice Age

With much of the water locked up as ice and snow, the world’s sea levels were a lot lower.

In other words, the places that are underwater today were dry land back during the Ice Age. Some of the places that were above land before, but underwater today, are parts of the Netherlands, vast areas in the Caribbean Sea, parts of the waters around Indonesia and Southeast Asia, etc.

Also, these low lying areas had vegetation as well, such as forests, grasslands and deserts.

Once the ice started to melt, the waters began to raise sea levels and eventually submerged these low lying areas across the planet.

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