Additionally to what others have mentioned, there is also the effect of the gravitational pull of ice shields. https://www.antarcticglaciers.org/question/antar

Additionally to what others have mentioned, there is also the effect of the gravitational pull of ice shields. https://www.antarcticglaciers.org/question/antarctic-ice-sheet-gravitational-effect-sea-level/ https://www.antarcticglaciers.org/question/antarctic-ice-she... There was a discussion about this effect on hn years ago, the original link send to be dead now. But this is the thread on hn: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=23389690 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=23389690