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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
What percentage of fresh water is under the ground?
Only 2.75% of water in the world is fresh water. .68 % of water is underground. and .0011% of water is surface water that is in lakes, rivers, ect.
Where is the worlds largest supply of fresh water?
"The Antarctic Icecap is the largest supply of fresh water, representing nearly 2% of the world's total of fresh and salt water." Source: http://www.infoplease.com/ipa/A0004674.html
What contains the most fresh water in the hydroshpere?
the Arctic glaciers. Well, the Antarctic ice sheets actually, contain about 4% of the world's water, and essentially all the world's fresh water (in % terms). Well 61% I have since found out.
What percent of the earth is fresh water trapped in frozen icecaps and glaciers?
70% of the world's fresh water is stored in the ice in Antarctica. 90% of the Earth's ice is also found there.
Where are fresh water ecosystems located?
Fresh water ecosysystems are located in every continents.
In what form is the majority of the world's fresh water?
Frozen. In glaciers and icecaps.
What is most water in the world?
most water in the world is not fresh it is salt but in the north and south poles are where fresh water is located
Where does the majority of your drinking water stored?
The majority of your drinking water is stored in dams in your local area. This is filtered and treated and delivered into the water mains. The majority of fresh water in the world is stored in the Antarctic ice.
Where is some of your fresh water located but you cannot get to it?
Most of the world's fresh water is in the ice cap covering Antarctica.
In what parts of the world is the freshwater habitat located?
in the fresh water parts of the world
Where the 90 percent of the world's supply of fresh water is located?
pecific ocean
Where is located over 90 percent of world's fresh supply of pure drinking water?
Over 90 percent of the world's supply of fresh water is located in Antarctica. The Great Lakes in North America are known for having the most water suppy for the area.
Are the great lakes salt or fresh water?
the Great Lakes are fresh water.( the largest fresh water lakes in the world.)
What is the name of the largest bodies of fresh water in the world that is located in eastern Africa?
Lake Victoria
What percent of water is not clean water?
the majority of the world water is salt water, and about 3% of the worlds water is fresh but 2% of that water is glaciers. so that leaves only 1% of the worlds water supply
What is the name of one of the largest bodies of fresh water in the world that is located in the east of Africa?
Lake Victoria
