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Do both the Arctic and Antarctic contain salt water or fresh water?
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∙ 8y ago
The Arctic ocean, and the Southern Ocean that surrounds Antarctica, are both salt water.
The ice sheet that covers 98% of the continent of Antarctica holds about 70% of the earth's fresh water.
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∙ 8y ago
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∙ 8y agoThe Arctic ocean is salt water.
Antarctica is a continent -- 98% of which is covered with an ice sheet storing 70% of the Earth's fresh water. The Southern Ocean that surrounds the continent is salt water.
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∙ 13y agoYes. All the Earth's oceans consist of salt water.
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∙ 11y agoYes the North Pole is in the middle of the Arctic Ocean, which is salt water.
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Where in the world is water always ice?
Mostly at the North and South poles or rather, the Arctic and Antarctic. 90% of the world's fresh water is locked up in ice at the Antarctic.
What is the difference between the arctic and Alaska?
* The Arctic has polar bears and the Antarctic does not. * The Antarctic has penguins and the Arctic doesn't. * The Antarctic has no trees. * The Arctic has Tundra with rich plant life in Spring and Summer. * Antarctic has algae but not the Arctic. * Antarctica has mainly calm animals but the Arctic has some fierce ones.
Where water is found the most?
most of it is stuck in icecaps in the Arctic and Antarctic i hope this helps you :)
What kind of water does Antarctica have salt or fresh?
The Antarctic ice sheet contains 70% of the earth's fresh water. The Southern Ocean that surrounds the continent is salty, sea water.
What is meant by the term fresh water?
Water that does not contain salt, and is not salt water.
Do starfish live in the Arctic or the Antarctic?
Yes, Starfish do live in the Antarctic. They live anywhere that there is not fresh water.
Where is the world s fresh water frozen?
In the polar regions: the Arctic and the Antarctic.
What contains the most fresh water in the hydroshpere?
the Arctic glaciers. Well, the Antarctic ice sheets actually, contain about 4% of the world's water, and essentially all the world's fresh water (in % terms). Well 61% I have since found out.
Where is the most fresh water found?
most of it is stuck in icecaps in the Arctic and Antarctic i hope this helps you :)
Where in the world is water always ice?
Mostly at the North and South poles or rather, the Arctic and Antarctic. 90% of the world's fresh water is locked up in ice at the Antarctic.
What percent of the earth's fresh water is found in the antarctic?
Approximately 70% of the Earth's fresh water is contained in the form of ice in the Antarctic.
Is there fresh water in the Antarctic?
Yes.Most of the Antarctic continent is covered in frozen fresh water. It forms the polar ice cap.
Why can we not use all of the earth's fresh water?
We can't use all of the Earth's fresh water, because much is locked away as ice, notably at the Arctic and Antarctic regions, and in the many glaciers in certain mountain ranges.
Where in the world can you not find frogs?
The Antarctic because frogs need a source of fresh water in which to breed and all the fresh water in the Antarctic is frozen solid.
How much fresh water is held in Antarctic Ice Sheet in the Southern Hemisphere?
70% of the worlds fresh water and 90% of the worlds ice is stored in the Antarctic ice sheet.
Where did Antarctica's fresh water originate?
Fresh water that is contained in the Antarctic ice sheet originates in the atmosphere.
How much ice is on the antarctic?
About 70% of the world's fresh water
