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Glaciers form over long periods of time from precipitation and specific types of snow. Because there is little precipitation in Antarctica there is no more snow to be added to further compress the current snow leaving Glaciers to form very slowly.
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∙ 11y ago
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∙ 10y agoSnow falls on the island continent of Antarctica over thousands of years. It is cold, well below freezing, so the snow never melts. The weight of the snow presses down to form ice so heavy, in fact, that it pushes the rock of Antarctica deeper into the earth's crust.
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Where is most of earth's ice is found?
Most of earth's ice is piled up on Antarctica (the south pole). To a much lesser extent there is ice over the arctic and Greenland.
What type of technology is used in Antarctica?
all sort's such as Ice breaker's, Hercule's, radar's, satilite's etc
What country can you see icebergs all year long?
Antarctica. Further information: Whilst it is true that you can see icebergs in Antarctica all year long, Antarctica is a continent, not a country. Iceland has ice all year round, and icebergs are evident even in Summer.
How does global warming affect sea level?
Yes,a massive ice shelf {a floating glacier} in Antarctica. It will make the sea level rise.
Which is the biggest glacier in the world?
The ice sheets on Antarctica and Greenland are the largest in the world. They are shrinking.
What is the most common precipitation in Antarctica?
ice crystals form the most common precipitation in Antarctica, most of which evaporates before settling on the ice cap.
How is water in Antarctica as solid liquid and gas?
water is in the form of ice
What form of matter is the ice in Antarctica that goes directly into the atmosphere?
Because Antarctica is so dry, you may be thinking of evaporation. In this process, ice becomes hydrogen and oxygen.
What percentage of the ice can find in the antarctica?
One hundred percent of the ice found in Antarctica is...ice...in Antarctica.
What is the percentage of the ice in Antarctica?
One hundred percent of the ice in Antarctica is ice.
What is one form of frozen water at the South Pole?
Ice
Is the ice sheet on Antarctica shrinking?
yes ice in the antarctica shrink
Is ice a mineral is antarctica?
Ice in the ice sheet that covers Antarctica is free of any minerals.
What percentage of the world's ice is in antarctica?
Antarctica's ice sheet holds about 90% of the earth's ice.
What percent of the world's ice is in Antarctica?
Antarctica's ice sheet represents about 90% of the earth's ice.
What is the largest ice in antarctica?
The largest ice in Antarctica is the ice sheet that covers 98% of the continent.
Why are icebergs made of freshwater if it doesn't rain in Antarctica?
Freshwater ice is formed from moisture, and over mellennia, can form enough ice to calve off an ice sheet and produce icebergs. Humidity in Antarctica is only about five percent, so ice formation in the ice sheet is a lengthy process.
