# Global sea level was lower than today, not higher, at the end of the last Ice Age

> Sea level fell to 134 m below today's by 21,000 years ago and was still rising through the Younger Dryas and the main deglaciation to about 8,200 years…

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# Global sea level was lower than today, not higher, at the end of the last Ice Age

Sea level fell to 134 m below today's by 21,000 years ago and was still rising through the Younger Dryas and the main deglaciation to about 8,200 years ago, so 12,000 years ago the ocean stood well below its present shore.

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## What it bears on 1 answer

[Yes: the Atlantic flooded this part of the Sahara about 12,000 years ago and the land has risen since](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/eye-of-the-sahara/answers/ANS0DCKTX8RFB95/yes-the-atlantic-flooded-this-part-of-the-sahara-about-12)

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## Cite it

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Mysteries Department. (2026). Global sea level was lower than today, not higher, at the end of the last Ice Age [Evidence EVD0DCKV5STS4RM]. https://mysteriesdept.com/r/EVD0DCKV5STS4RM
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[Session 1](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/eye-of-the-sahara/sessions/SES0DCKZYK2CKXF/session-1-the-eye-of-the-sahara-and-the-atlantis-claim) · 28 Oct 2026

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