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Water is abundant by melting glacial ice or by desalinating sea water.
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∙ 9y ago
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∙ 9y agoNo, not necessarily. Freshwater ice can be melted and sea water can be desalinated -- so there is no limit to drinking water in Antarctica.
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∙ 10y agoMelted ice is potable, as is de-salinated sea water.
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∙ 10y agoPeople drink either melted ice or desalinated sea water.
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∙ 7y agoDrinking water in Antarctica is supplied either by melted glacial ice, or desalinated sea water.
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Which is not a safety issue to consider in your surroundings as you develop your exercise plan?
Availability of water
How do you get out of the water in Antarctica?
If you are in the water in Antarctica, generally, you'd step onto the beach to get out of the water.
What was an effect of the rapid growth of mills in the North in the 1800s?
the availability of water power.
Is water pollution a greater concern for Eastern Europe or is water availability?
Water availability is more of a concern so they can have enough water for the people and agricultural things.
What problems does Antarctica have with water?
Antarctica isn't known for having any problems with water.
How much water availability is there in Antarctica?
The only liquid water around Antarctica is the mineral-rich sea water of the Southern Ocean.In the American bases at McMurdo Station and Palmer station, fresh, liquid water is produced using a desalination technique and costs about US$1.00 per gallon, which is paid by the National Science Foundation, the American representative in the Antarctic.At the South Pole, fresh, liquid water is produced by melting and purifying glacial ice.
Is the water salty tasting or fresh in Antarctica?
The Southern Ocean that surrounds Antarctica is a salt-water ocean. The ice sheet that covers 98% of Antarctica is frozen fresh water.
What are the chemicals that consist of Antarctica?
Antarctica is a continent covered in ice, which as you may know is frozen water, also known as H2O. You could therefore say that Antarctica consists of water, but you could not say that water consists of Antarctica. Water consists of hydrogen and oxygen.
What are the bodies of water in Antarctica?
the bodies of Antarctica is lake voston
Is there water under nearly all of Antarctica?
No, Antarctica is a continent.
Is water found around Antarctica fresh water or salt?
Antarctica is surrounded by a salt-water sea: the Southern Ocean.
How much of the earths water is stored in Antarctica?
Antarctica's ice sheet contains about 70% of the earth's fresh water.
