Satellites measure Antarctica is gaining sea ice but losing land ice at an accelerating rate.
The antarctic ice sheet in the southern hemisphere is the only true ice sheet that remains on the planet.
The Antarctic ice sheet contains about 70% of the earth's store of fresh water and about 90% of the earth's store of ice.
70% of the worlds fresh water and 90% of the worlds ice is stored in the Antarctic ice sheet.
The antarctic ice sheet in the southern hemisphere is the only true ice sheet that remains on the planet.
All of the ice that covers 98% of the Antarctic continent is called an ice sheet. Several glaciers are named, and the ice sheet is named the Antarctic Ice Sheet.
Ninety-eight percent of the Antarctic continent is covered by an ice sheet.
Ice that is 2km thick can be found in areas such as the Greenland Ice Sheet or the Antarctic Ice Sheet. These ice sheets are massive bodies of ice that cover the land, with the Antarctic Ice Sheet being the thickest, reaching up to 4.8km in some parts.
The Antarctic Ice Sheet contains about 90% of the earth's store of ice.
The Antarctic ice sheet covers 98% of the continent, contains about 90% of earth's ice and 70% of the earth's fresh water.
The Antarctic ice sheet contains about 70% of the earth's store of fresh water and about 90% of the earth's store of ice.
Ninety-eight percent of the Antarctic continent is covered by an ice sheet.
The ice sheet you're thinking of covers 98% of the continent.