Originally Posted by politicophile

This actually isn't true. Due to the weight of the ice on top of the continents, sea level in North America was about 300 feet higher than it is today. I don't know if the same figure applies to other continents, but I expect that those close enough to the poles would find themselves in a similar position.

As for the universal flood / localized flood debate, the localized flood possibility is significantly more plausible in my mind. As far as I know, a global flood as never occurred, nor can I think of precisely how that would happen. After all, floods are caused by water moving from one place to another, so rising water in one location means falling water in another.