If water expands when it freezes and ice contracts when it melts, shouldn’t icebergs/ice caps melting bring the water level down?

Question

Especially since most of an iceberg is under water.

In: Physics

Answer 1

* There is lots of ice currently on land.
* When *that* ice melts, it runs into the ocean and raises sea levels.
* Also thermal expansion of water heating up causes the water to increase in volume which also increases sea levels.