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Do glaciers contain most of earth's water?

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Q: Do glaciers contain most of earth's water?
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Where is the most of earths fresh water located?

In the glaciers


What area has the most water?

Oceans contain most of the world's water.Frozen icecaps and glaciers contain most of the world's fresh water.


What is most of the earths fresh water locked up in?

Glaciers. Or frozen ice caps.


Why is most of earths fresh water not avalible?

Because we are still in an era of Glaciation meaning most of earth fresh water is in Ice form as Glaciers.


Are oceans glaciers and rivers are part of Earths?

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Why cant you use most of the Earths water?

Most is salty sea water. Well acually most of earths water is ocean water (which is sea water and very salty) but if we pay for pumping system to take the salt out it will cost alot of money so that is one answer but another is that half of earths water is locked away in big glaciers we cant get to......


Where is most of earths freshwater supply?

Most of Earth's fresh water is locked up in glaciers. "Supply" would reference rivers and lakes.


Do glaciers contain saltwater?

Glaciers are formed from the compaction of snow, therefore they are strictly a fresh water formation.


What is the most of earths water supply made up of?

Salt Water People Filter It To Make Drinkabe Water


Where is most of Earths freshwater found?

Glaciers and polar ice caps.


Why is most of earths fresh water unable to drink?

Because it is mainly frozen in glaciers... we can only use 0.04% of the 3% of freshwater that is on Earth.


Where is most of earths water stored?

Most water is stored in the oceans. However, the most freshwater is stored in glaciers. To the person whose answer I'm editing, a reservoir is anything that holds water, so of course that's where water's stored.