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Only 3% of the water in the world is freshwater. 2/3 of this water is frozen in glaciers and most of the rest is usually underground.
Only 0.3% of this water is found on the surface, and 7/8 of this water is found in the Great Lakes of North America and in Lake Baikal in Russia.
At any given time about 0.04% of the fresh water can be found in the atmosphere as water vapor.
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∙ 13y ago
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∙ 12y agoabout 1% is freshwater. However jack all of it is actually able for use. You see, most of the world's fresh water is locked inside glaciers and stuff. Also in places like Antarctica and the such. So the next time you turn your tap on and stuff like, make sure you like don't like screw around with it and stuff like.
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∙ 12y agoFreshwater refers to water that usually contains less amounts of dissolved solids. Generally this amount is defined as lesser than 1000 milligrams of dissolved solids in every liter of water. The major portion of the world's freshwater (99.9%) is to be found in ice fields and glaciers, or underground. Mostly, the small quantity of the freshwater that we are familiar with is to be found in lakes, wetlands, and rivers, in atmosphere, or in soil.
Canada is lucky in terms of availability of freshwater. The percentage of total world population residing in Canada is quite low, about 0.5%. However, according to a calculation, about 9% of the total area in Canada has freshwater. Canada supplies approximately 7% of the total world's supply of renewable freshwater. The rivers of Canada discharge 105 000 m3/s of renewable freshwater. The Great Lakes in Canada occupy about 10% or 87,500 square kilometers of the total 89, 1163 square kilometers of available freshwater in the nation. About 60% of Canada's freshwater usually drains towards the northern part. The area occupied by wetland in Canada is the largest in the world. This country has approximately 25% of the entire world's wetlands.
Canada ranks third in terms of availability of renewable freshwater. The first country in this category is Brazil while the second one is Russia.
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∙ 14y agoabout 20% of the world's fresh water but only 9% of the worlds renewable fresh water supply
Pauul Cuarteroni
If Canada has 20% then how can Ontario have 30%. Maybe Ontario has 30% of Canadas freshwater. Seems to make more sense.
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∙ 11y agoone third
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How much of earths water is frozen water?
A bit less than 2% of the worlds water is frozen. Antarctica accounts for about 80% of the worlds fresh water.
How much of the water that evaporates from a salty ocean is freshwater?
Vapors are contain practically pure water.
Why is the sea water and freshwater pH different?
Since sea water is much denser than freshwater, the pH level would be higher. The saline levels in the sea water contributes to a higher acidic level.
Are there freshwater oceans?
Where a freshwater river drains into an ocean, the fresh water may mix with the salt water ... this is called brackish water.
What percentage of the earth's freshwater supply is in the two polar ice caps together?
99% of the worlds freshwater is locked up in the polar ice sheets.
How much of the worlds water is suitable for human consumption?
3% of the earths water is freshwater.
How much of the worlds freshwater supply do antarcticas ice caps contain?
The answer you want is about 70%.
What is the description of freshwater resources too much water?
description of freshwater
How much water is available as freshwater?
Of all the water on earth, , only 2.59% is avalible as freshwater
Freshwater is a valuable resource Canada contains?
about one-quarter of the worlds freshwater
What is the major body of water in Michigan?
Lake Superior is the worlds largest freshwater lake in the world by surface area
What percent of the worlds freshwater is used for farming?
About 70% of the world's freshwater is used in farming.
What is the largest freshwater lake is the world?
Lake Baikal Is the worlds largest freshwater lake
Worlds longest freshwater lake?
Lake Tanganyika
What percentage of the world's freshwater is in the Arctic?
Of total water available in earth, 2.59% of water is fresh and in that 2% of water is frozen as glaciers in the poles. Ground water constitutes around 0.592% and about 0.014% is present in lakes, ponds, etc.
How much freshwater and saltwater are in oceans?
oceans have salt water, no fresh water.
Where is most of the worlds freshwater located?
Total Renewable Freshwater Supply, by CountryRegion and Country---Annual Renewable Water Resources (km3/yr)#1.Brazil 8233.0#2.Russia 4498.0#3.Canada 3300.0Sources: The World's Water 2006-2007 Tables, Pacific Institute
