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Most of earth's surface water is in the oceans. The second largest bodies are the polar ice caps. Groundwater (water below the surface) exceeds that in all earth's freshwater lakes, rivers, and streams--which account for the remainder of earth's surface water.

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Most of the Earth's surface is covered in water; it is covered by 70 percent water. Only 30 percent of the Earth is covered in land. It is safe to say that the Earth is mostly covered in water.

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In the oceans.

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