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The ice sheet that covers the Antarctic continent holds about 70% of the earth's fresh water.
The sea ice freezes during winter, and essentially doubles the size of the continent. The sea ice depth is not as thick as the ice sheet.
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∙ 9y ago
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∙ 8y agoNinety-eight percent of Antarctica is covered with an ice sheet. Many glaciers in the sheet flow downhill and into the sea. The ice tongues, when agitated by sea tides, break off and float away.
According to one study, the icebergs that calve off the continent are estimated to be 1,250 km3.
Since the density of these masses has not been measured in gallons, and once released from the continent, they begin to melt, it is not possible to give an gallon estimate of the amount of water 'stored' in them.
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∙ 13y ago1000000, 1991 litres is contained in the ice caps
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∙ 9y agoThe ice sheet that covers 98% of the Antarctic continent contains about 70% of the earth's fresh water.
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How much fresh water is stored in ice caps?
about 2% of the worlds fresh water are locked up in the polar ice caps....
What if polar regions became much warmer?
It will force the ice caps to melt causing a rise in water levels forcing mass floods and throwing off alot of habitats
How does global warming affect water?
Global warming can affect the water cycle in many different ways. One way would be having too much water in the oceans, rivers, streams, etc. Polar ice caps will melt and fresh water will mix with salt water, causing a lot of organisms to move further towards the equator into warmer salt water. Sea levels will also rise.
What is the percentage of freshwater out of the worlds total water?
Most of the water on Earth is undrinkable, about 99%, only 1% of the water on Earth is drinkable, and only half of that is easily available!
What are three compounds?
Tons are, but there is polar-covalent and nonpolar-covalent. Water, for example, is polar-covalent. Polar means that the atom is not symetrical on an atomic level and could be linear, bent, or other shapes. Non polar means it's symetrical, such as much tetrahedrals.
How much fresh water is stored in ice caps?
about 2% of the worlds fresh water are locked up in the polar ice caps....
How much water is stored in polar ice caps glaciers and permanent snow?
1.7 percent
Do the polar ice caps have animals and plants?
No plants, but animals, yes: you will find much more marine life beneath these ice-caps than above them. Seals, walruses and polar bears (Arctic) and penguins (Antarctic) are found above these polar ice caps.
How much precipitation do the polar ice caps get?
So the polar ice cap gets 25 cm of rain every year.
How much sunlight during summer solstice at the polar caps?
It ranges from 6 months at the pole to several months in the polar circle.
What to ways are the king crabs affected be changes in the environment?
king crabs are affected by the changes in the ocean by the polar ice caps melting and adding to much fresh water
How much ice is beneath mars surface?
If the two polar ice caps on Mars' surface were to be melted, it would release enough water to cover the entire planet with approximately 11 meters of water.
What if polar regions became much warmer?
It will force the ice caps to melt causing a rise in water levels forcing mass floods and throwing off alot of habitats
How much of earths water is in ice caps?
2%
What is the percentage of water is fresh water?
About 3 percent (2.75%) of the total water on Earth is fresh water, and as much as 75% of that is locked up as ice in glaciers and polar caps. Most of the rest is ground water. The water vapor in the air constitutes 4 times as much water as all of the surface freshwater on the planet (0.04 % vs 0.01 %).
What is vegetation like in the polar ice caps?
I am trying to find out the same thing. Its probably not much though. i will post more if i find out.
What percentage of the earth's water is fresh water?
only 3% is fresh water
