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why is polar ice fresh?
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Where is the greatest amount of fresh water?
In the Polar Ice Caps.
How much fresh water is stored in ice caps?
about 2% of the worlds fresh water are locked up in the polar ice caps....
Where is the greatest amount of fresh water trapped?
In the Polar Ice Caps.
Only 3 percent of water is fresh Where is most of the fresh water located?
polar ice caps
What is earths greatest source of fresh water?
90% of fresh water forms of polar ice caps & glaciers.
Of the total amount of water on the earth what percent is frozen at the poles?
Since the water that melts is classified as "fresh". the polar ice represents about 50% of the world supply of fresh water. Overall the polar ice is about 2% of all water.
Where is the majority of the fresh water found?
About 70-80 percent of fresh water can be found in polar ice caps and glaciers.
Is there fresh water in the Antarctic?
Yes.Most of the Antarctic continent is covered in frozen fresh water. It forms the polar ice cap.
Where is the majority of the earths fresh water stored?
Glaciers and icecaps.about 2/3 of Earth's fresh water is stored in polar ice caps and glaciers, while the rest are in freshwater streams and rivers running towards the ocean.Under ground****************The largest percentage of SURFACE fresh water is stored in the polar ice caps. If you would like your water as a liquid, go to the Great Lakes- they contain 21% of the world's surface fresh water.The ice caps, namely the North and South Pole. Most fresh water is frozen solid. The largest reservoirs of liquid fresh water on earth are the Great Lakes.In the polar ice caps
Where is the majority of the earths fresh water store?
Glaciers and icecaps.about 2/3 of Earth's fresh water is stored in polar ice caps and glaciers, while the rest are in freshwater streams and rivers running towards the ocean.Under ground****************The largest percentage of SURFACE fresh water is stored in the polar ice caps. If you would like your water as a liquid, go to the Great Lakes- they contain 21% of the world's surface fresh water.The ice caps, namely the North and South Pole. Most fresh water is frozen solid. The largest reservoirs of liquid fresh water on earth are the Great Lakes.In the polar ice caps
Why does glaciers and polar ice caps have greatest amount of fresh water?
Cause Of Snow Marins And Glaciers
Where is most of are fresh found?
Fresh water? Well most fresh water is frozen in polar ice caps. But the largets fresh water lake is Lake Bakal in Russia. I do hope you meant freshwater.
