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https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-18-7627-2026
https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-18-7627-2026
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20 Oct 2026
Data description article |  | 20 Oct 2026

A review of Last Interglacial sea-level proxies in South Asia and the Indian Ocean

Mubashir Ali, Ciro Cerrone, and Alessio Rovere

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We compiled a database of 54 ancient shoreline markers from Iran, Oman, India, the Maldives and the Cocos Islands, dating to Marine Isotopic Stage 5. The records show that the same past ocean level can appear far above today's sea on rising coasts, near today's level on stable coasts, and many meters underwater where land is sinking. This helps separate true ocean change from land motion and improves future sea-level planning.
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