Around 8 to 10 million cubic miles of Earth's water is considered fresh water, of which some 6 to 7 million cubic miles (more than two-thirds) is frozen in glaciers and the ice caps in Greenland and Antarctica.
The amount of Earth's water that is usable as a freshwater resources can vary. There is a very large percentage of freshwater available, but much of it is unobtainable.
The largest source of freshwater on earth is ice sheets, glaciers, and icebergs. The Great Lakes are the largest fresh water on the planet.
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only 3% is fresh water
By 2% it means 2% of the entire earth's water is fresh water and the rest is salt water, mineral water, etc. the two percent are the lakes, streams, rivers, aquifers, and yes, groundwater- any source of fresh water on the earth...it makes me suddenly feel thirsty
The amount of Earth's water that is usable as a freshwater resources can vary. There is a very large percentage of freshwater available, but much of it is unobtainable.
Most of Earth's fresh water is not usable because it is trapped in glaciers, ice caps, and underground aquifers. Additionally, pollution and contamination from human activities make much of the remaining fresh water unsuitable for consumption without extensive treatment.
3% of the earths water, is fresh water
The largest source of freshwater on earth is ice sheets, glaciers, and icebergs. The Great Lakes are the largest fresh water on the planet.
Assuming you mean "How much of the water on Earth is fresh water", about 5% of the water on the Earth is fresh water, as opposed to about 95% salt water. To anser your question directly though, 100% of the fresh water we know about is on Earth. There is some water on other celestial bodies, but I wouldn't exactly call it fresh water.
3% of Earth's water is drinkable. 99% of that 3% is locked in glaciers. The rest of the water is salt water.
there is 45 million gallons of fresh water in glaciers
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1% of water is usable in this case .Since only 3% of water is usable as fresh water, 2% is unavailable in frozen form leaving approximately 1% of the earth's water usable.
The Earth's total surface is 80% water and only 2.5% is fresh water.
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It is estimated that about 70% of the earth's fresh water is frozen in Antarctica's ice sheet.