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How much of Antarctica is under the ice sheet?
About 98% of the continent is covered by ice.
Is Antarctica rocky?
Yes, under the ice sheet that covers 98% of the continent.
What is Antarctica located under?
You can locate the Antarctic continent under the ice sheet that covers 98% of its surface.
How much of Antarctica is hidden under a large ice sheet?
Ninety-eight percent of the continent is covered by ice.
What is the water area of antarctica?
Ninety-eight percent of Antarctica is covered by an ice sheet. There is no water area on the surface of the continent, except hidden areas under the ice sheet.
Is Antarctica considered a glacier?
No, it is actually an ice sheet or ice cap. 98% of Antarctica is buried under ice, in places more than 12,000 feet thick. Antarctica has many glaciers, including those that push into the Southern Ocean along its shores. Even larger structures, the ice shelves, extend into the ocean for many kilometers.
What different types of terrain are in antarctica?
Antarctica's terrain under its ice sheet -- covering 98% of the continent -- is much like the terrain on every continent.
What are the ground conditions in Antarctica?
Ninety-eight percent of the continent is covered with an ice sheet, and the soil is frozen under it.
Is there a land under Antarctica?
Antarctica is a continent, so yes: under its ice sheet, there is land.
What soil does Antarctica have?
The Antarctic continent is classified as a desert because of its low humidity -- about five percent. The continent is covered -- 98% -- by an ice sheet, and the bedrock under the ice sheet is composed of the rocks and rock formations found on every other continent. Since only the beaches are not covered, the 'soil' on the continent is sea-washed stone rubble, like you would find on any beach.
Why does the size of antarctica change throughout the year?
The size of the continent does not change. However, the sea ice of the Southern Ocean freezes during the winter months, and joins with the ice sheet that covers 98% of the continent. Essentially, this combined ice is about twice the size of the Antarctic continent.
Is antarctica covered with ice?
Yes. About 98% of the continent is covered with an ice sheet.
