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What is geological features is the majority of the fresh water on Earth located?

The majority of the fresh water on Earth is located in glaciers and ice caps, primarily found in Antarctica and Greenland. Approximately 68.7% of the world's fresh water is stored in these frozen reserves. Additionally, significant amounts of fresh water are found in underground aquifers, which account for about 30.1% of the total fresh water supply. Only a small fraction, around 1.2%, is contained in surface water bodies like lakes and rivers.


Is the water salty tasting or fresh in Antarctica?

The Southern Ocean that surrounds Antarctica is a salt-water ocean. The ice sheet that covers 98% of Antarctica is frozen fresh water.


Where is 2 of earth's fresh water found?

mainly from the arctic and antarctica. As they melt the fresh water goes in the ocean and rises water levels in the sea.Other fresh water sources can be found in lakes rivers and streams which originate in mountains. This is where bottled water is from. Hope I Helped Good Luck : ) Anoynoumous dude :P mainly from the arctic and antarctica. As they melt the fresh water goes in the ocean and rises water levels in the sea.Other fresh water sources can be found in lakes rivers and streams which originate in mountains. This is where bottled water is from. Hope I Helped Good Luck : ) Anoynoumous dude :P


Does the north or south pole hold more ice?

The continent of Antarctica where the South pole can be found holds more ice. It holds around 90% of the world's ice and around 70% of the world's fresh water.


What kind of water does Antarctica have salt or fresh?

Antarctica's water is mostly fresh, with large ice sheets that hold about 70% of the world's fresh water. However, there are also areas of salty water in the form of sea ice and surrounding the continent.

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Is Antarctica salt water yes or no?

No.Antarctica is a continent (there is fresh water ice on land and in the salt water sea around Antarctica).


What about using Antarctica fresh water for the rest of the world?

Because Antarctica needs fresh water too!


Where is the majority of fresh water in this world located?

The majority of fresh water on Earth is located in glaciers and ice caps, which make up around 68.7% of the world's fresh water. This fresh water is stored in polar regions like Antarctica and Greenland. Additionally, a significant amount of fresh water is stored underground in aquifers.


Is there a fresh water stream in antarctica?

No. Ninetyy-eight percent of Antarctica is covered with an ice sheet. There is no fresh water there, except that which is frozen.


What is geological features is the majority of the fresh water on Earth located?

The majority of the fresh water on Earth is located in glaciers and ice caps, primarily found in Antarctica and Greenland. Approximately 68.7% of the world's fresh water is stored in these frozen reserves. Additionally, significant amounts of fresh water are found in underground aquifers, which account for about 30.1% of the total fresh water supply. Only a small fraction, around 1.2%, is contained in surface water bodies like lakes and rivers.


Where is most of earths fresh water found?

Mostly in Antarctica. 3% of the world's water is FRESH water. But, therefore, ONLY 1% of it is actually drinkable. Fresh water is stored in the glaciers of Antarctica, Greenland etc, icebergs, shallow ground water, and lakes and rivers.


Is the water salty tasting or fresh in Antarctica?

The Southern Ocean that surrounds Antarctica is a salt-water ocean. The ice sheet that covers 98% of Antarctica is frozen fresh water.


How much of the earths water is stored in Antarctica?

Antarctica's ice sheet contains about 70% of the earth's fresh water.


Why cant you easily use all the fresh water that is in Greenland and Antarctica?

The fresh water in Greenland and in Antarctica is all stored as ice, making it mostly inaccessible for casual fresh-water use.


Where is 2 of earth's fresh water found?

mainly from the arctic and antarctica. As they melt the fresh water goes in the ocean and rises water levels in the sea.Other fresh water sources can be found in lakes rivers and streams which originate in mountains. This is where bottled water is from. Hope I Helped Good Luck : ) Anoynoumous dude :P mainly from the arctic and antarctica. As they melt the fresh water goes in the ocean and rises water levels in the sea.Other fresh water sources can be found in lakes rivers and streams which originate in mountains. This is where bottled water is from. Hope I Helped Good Luck : ) Anoynoumous dude :P


Who much water does Antarctica hold?

Antarctica's fresh water cache is about 70% of all the fresh water on earth -- frozen in its ice sheet that covers 98% of the continent.


Where does the fresh water come from on Antarctica?

Fresh water is either melted ice or desalinated sea water.