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  1. Question

    What has the sea level elevation of the Pacific Ocean been at varied periods in the last 4.5 billion years.

    This is not a meaningful question, since the Pacific Ocean has existed for only about the most recent 10 percent of that time. Further, measuring the elevation of an ocean needs to have a reference point; the apparent elevation can change as much or more by rising and falling land masses as by increases or decreases in the quantity of water in the ocean. David Morrison
    NAI Senior Scientist

    January 16, 2007