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Antarctica's ice sheet contains 70% of the earth's fresh water.

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In Antarctica a huge ice cap covers?

In Antarctica an ice sheet covers 98% of the rocky continent below.


What does the huge ice cap cover in Antarctica?

The ice sheet that covers Antarctica is a 98% coverage of the land mass that is the continent.


Antarctica's ice cap covers about of the continents landmass?

The ice cap on Antarctica covers a touch over 98% of that continent.


What lies under Antactica's huge ice cap?

The continent of Antarctica.


What lies under Antarctica's huge ice cap?

Under the ice cap and ice shelves in Antarctica, you'll find a continent. The continent makes up 10% of the earth's land surface.


Which continent is almost covered by a huge ice cap?

Antarctica is the continent which is almost completely covered with ice.


What percent of the world's total water supply does the Antarctic ice cap contain?

The ice sheet that covers 98% of Antarctica holds about 70% of the earth's store of fresh water. Ninety-seven percent of Earth's water is salt water. You can compute the math.


Is Antarctica an ice cap?

Yes and it is sitting on the landmass of Antarctica. the Arctic ice cap is floating in water.


What percentage of the worlds fresh water is in the Antartcic ice cap?

The ice sheet that covers 98% of Antarctica holds about 70% of the Earth's store of fresh water.


Where is Antarctica melting?

Antarctica is a continent, and continents do not melt. However, the ice shelves attached to 44% of the continent are disintegrating, due to the warming of the Southern Ocean. The ice sheet that covers 98% of the continent melts and freezes cyclically.


Is Antarctica the name given to the northern ice cap?

No, the Northern ice cap is the Arctic. Antarctica is the name of the continent at the South Pole.


Is Antarctica a name given to the northern ice cap?

No, the Northern ice cap is the Arctic. Antarctica is the name of the continent at the South Pole.