The ice sheet that covers 98% of the Antarctic continent holds about 70% of the earth's fresh water.
In the Antarctica and Arctic regions, the freshwater is stored as ice.
In the Antarctica and Arctic regions, the freshwater is stored as ice.
70% of the world's fresh water (90% of the world's ice)
Most of the water is found in the ocean.In the ocean (freshwater on Antarctica).
One hundred percent of the ice found in Antarctica is...ice...in Antarctica.
The majority of earth's freshwater (about 70% of it) is stored in glaciers and ice caps, mainly found in Antarctica and Greenland. The rest of earth's freshwater is found in lakes, streams, rivers, etc.
Most of the water is found in the ocean.In the ocean (freshwater on Antarctica).
Melting is the only threat to the freshwater ice sheet.
90 %
The majority of earth's freshwater (about 70% of it) is stored in glaciers and ice caps, mainly found in Antarctica and Greenland. The rest of earth's freshwater is found in lakes, streams, rivers, etc.
The majority of the Earth's water is saltwater found in oceans. Only a small percentage, about 2.5%, is freshwater. However, much of this freshwater is frozen in ice caps and glaciers, or stored underground in aquifers, making only a small percentage of freshwater readily available for human use.
3% is freshwater